Mar 13, 2009 16:50
15 yrs ago
Japanese term

古楽器奏法

Japanese to English Art/Literary Music
This is in a review of a new CD recording of classical music.

「古楽器奏法がいまやオーケストラの演奏スタイルの主流になりつつある...」

Discussion

Miki Ichiyanagi (asker) Mar 13, 2009:
Clarification Thank you for the quick responses. In this context the instruments aren't necessarily period (old) instruments. The term is about the style of how instruments are played. At least that is how I read this sentence and the text before and after doesn't give me any other info to interpret it. Please let me know what you think given this explanation.

Proposed translations

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Period or historically informed performance

They don't necessarily play them on period instruments any more. They now sometimes play on modern instruments, but "period style" - no vibrato, etc. This is referred to either as "historically informed performance" or "period [style] performance".

Disclosure: I am really into classical music.

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. This is what I was looking for."
11 mins

period-instrument playing

"Playing" part may be substituted with something else depending on how you write the whole sentence.

For example,

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Mar09/Vi...
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9 mins

Playing/Playing method of old musical instruments

Guessing

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-03-13 17:02:40 GMT)
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Sorry it would be --Playing/playing method of ancient musical instruments
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Period performance techniques

"Period performance techniques are entering the mainstream of orchestral performance..."

I agree with the poster's assumption that 奏法 refers to the playing style rather than necessarily the actual use of period instruments
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Opheim
1 day 5 hrs
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8 days

playing instruments of ancient times

I think this is the literally meaning: the first kanji is "old" and it is referred to the term "gakki", musical instrument.
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