The relationship between music and fine arts

Fine art and music are both included in and art, and they are both forms of artistic expression.

Music can be divided into two major types: vocal music and instrumental music, and can be roughly divided into classical music, folk music, original music, modern music (including pop music) and so on. Among the types of art, music is abstract, and music can be divided into oriental and western music in terms of its historical development.

The ancient Chinese theory of the East, led by Chinese Han music, is based on the five-tone scale, i.e., Gong, Shang, Horn, Zheng, and Feather, while the West is based on the seven-tone scale. Music is pleasing to the eye and brings aural enjoyment to all. Music can improve one's aesthetic ability, purify people's hearts and set up lofty ideals.

The fine arts are divided into four categories: painting, sculpture, design and architecture. In modern times, some scholars have also included others in this category, such as calligraphy, photography, and so on.

The term "fine arts" was first used in Europe in the 17th century, and is thought to have appeared officially in the mid-18th century. In modern Japan, it was transliterated into Chinese characters, and was introduced to China around the May Fourth Movement, when it began to be commonly used.

Philosophy: Let the art into life, into the thinking, into the soul, live in the present.

Expanded Information

Art forms are categorized by different principles and perspectives, and can be roughly divided into:

1. On the basis of the way in which the artistic image exists, art can be differentiated into temporal, spatial, and spatio-temporal art. Time art: music, literature; space art: architecture, sculpture, painting; space-time art: theater, film and television, dance.

2. Based on the aesthetic way of art image, art can be divided into auditory art, visual art, and audio-visual art. Auditory art: music; visual art: architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, bonsai, catering; audio-visual art: theater, film and television.

3. Based on the content characteristics of art works, art can be divided into expressive art and reproduction art. Expressive arts: music, dance, architecture, calligraphy; reproduction arts: painting, sculpture, theater, film.

4. Based on the physical form of art works, art works can be divided into dynamic art and static art. Dynamic art: music, dance, theater, film and television; static art: painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, arts and crafts.

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