 Articulate legato traditionally was called the Ordinary Touch in the Baroque period. Composers seldom wrote in articulation marks in the scores. Instead, everyone knew how to perform - all the notes should be slightly separated unless notated otherwise. The distance should not be wide, just enough to hear the articulation. Bach referred to such manner of playing as Cantabile style. It's like playing a violin - we don't hear the rests between the notes but the bow is moved up and down. Wind instruments also have this tonguing technique - a silent "tee" is made when the tongue strikes the reed or roof of the mouth causing a slight breach in the air flow through the instrument. That's why we use articulate legato when playing early music on the organ. Ausra's Harmony Exercise: Chromatic Sequence in F Major: I-V64-I6  |
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