First, a harpsichord can't sustain notes for a long time.

Mr. Lemaitre was closest to European music, sustaining long, nearly unornamented notes with a smooth tone.

(He must have been practicing; he sustained notes longer than on his recordings.)

For instance, Jorma, Schmitt recalled, "would play long sustaining notes and hold them to create a blended line.

According to Sondheim, "Glynis had a lovely, crystal voice, but sustaining notes was not her thing.

And then I wrote it for her voice, because she couldn't sustain notes.

By using this pedal, a pianist can sustain selected notes, while other notes remain unaffected.

Glynis had a lovely, crystal voice," he said, "but sustaining notes was not her thing.

Franklin devised what he called an "armonica" with spinning bowls to make it easier to sustain notes and play chords.

She had some trouble sustaining soft high notes in a couple of the score's most magical moments.