古楽器奏法

English translation: Period or historically informed performance

16:50 Mar 13, 2009
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Japanese term or phrase: 古楽器奏法
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...」
Miki Ichiyanagi
United States
Local time: 10:11
English translation:Period or historically informed performance
Explanation:
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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Can Altinbay
Local time: 13:11
Grading comment
Thank you. This is what I was looking for.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Period performance techniques
Matthew Francis
4period-instrument playing
Yuki Okada
4Period or historically informed performance
Can Altinbay
4playing instruments of ancient times
Iraichi
2Playing/Playing method of old musical instruments
JAPENG Technical Translator


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
period-instrument playing


Explanation:
"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...


Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 10:11
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Playing/Playing method of old musical instruments


Explanation:
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

JAPENG Technical Translator
India
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Period or historically informed performance


Explanation:
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.



Can Altinbay
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you. This is what I was looking for.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Period performance techniques


Explanation:
"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

Matthew Francis
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Opheim
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playing instruments of ancient times


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

Iraichi
Italy
Local time: 18:11
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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