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Reasons for the Lost Music of The Book of Songs after Han Dynasty

The music of The Book of Songs was lost after the Han Dynasty because the ancient music was lost, so the music of The Book of Songs was lost.

The Book of Songs is China's first collection of poems, the beginning of China's ancient poems, and occupies an important position in the cultural history of China and even the world.

Music is an art form and cultural activity, and its medium is sound waves (a kind of mechanical waves) organized according to time and law.

Its basic elements include strength, tonality, duration and timbre. These basic elements combine with each other to form the common "formal elements" of music, such as rhythm, melody, harmony, strength, speed, mode, form and texture.