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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...」

onewillow KudoZ activity Questions: 3 (none open) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 15:42

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.

Selected response from:

Can Altinbay
United States
Local time: 18:42

Grading comment

Thank you. This is what I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

Period performance techniques

Matthew Francis

playing instruments of ancient times

irachan

Period or historically informed performance

Can Altinbay

period-instrument playing

Yuki Okada

Playing/Playing method of old musical instruments

Hon_Yakusha

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

11 mins confidence:

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: 18:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

9 mins confidence:

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

Hon_Yakusha
India
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of:

English

22 mins confidence:

Period or historically informed performance

Can Altinbay
United States
Local time: 18:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you. This is what I was looking for.

31 mins confidence:

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: 23:42
Native speaker of:

English

8 days confidence:

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.

irachan
Italy
Local time: 00:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

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