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Organists’ Thoughts regarding Articulation: the Meaning and Application from Reading Historical Documents

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Musicology
  • Abbr : JKSM
  • 2020, 28(1), pp.41~71
  • DOI : 10.34303/mscol.2020.28.1.002
  • Publisher : The Korean Society for Musicology
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Musicology > Other Musicology
  • Received : April 15, 2020
  • Accepted : May 31, 2020
  • Published : June 30, 2020

Soyi Ahn 1

1서울예술고등학교

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ABSTRACT

Articulation is a indispensible element for organist. This term rather life-long intimate word comes from the very first organ lesson. It always stands with organist at the moment not only learning notes, but also having the last rehearsals before the concerts. Since the 20th century, many scholars have been discussing about articulation, but its definition even can not be clarified. Scholars make different categorization according to their background, but the meaning of articulation becomes very varied. It results in miscellaneous issues according to historical period which the scholar belongs to. This article discusses what the organ instructions tell us about articulation, beginning from Hans Buchner’s Fundamentum of 1523 to Hermann Keller’s Phraising and Articulation of 1955. Articulation can not be defined as single meaning or single action for certain practice, but become artistic process of organists how they interpret and approach to music. Articulation relates to every aspect, where organist attack and release the key in terms of phrasing, metrical and agogic accent, and fingerings. After examination of historical documents, organist can conclude that making articulation means taking a tool to interpret the music and to actualize it for listeners.

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