How many categories of music were there in ancient China?

There are four major categories of music in ancient times, which are court music, folk music, literati music and religious music. Among them, court music has the highest status, folk music has the highest degree of singing, literati music has the highest level of compulsion, and most of the religious music is to consolidate the idea.

I, court music

Court music is actually divided into many categories, but according to the main function to points, can be divided into elegant music and Yan music.

Second, folk music

Folk music is the oldest of China's traditional music, as early as the primitive period existed, according to a survey in the 1980s, China has 345 rap varieties, 317 types of opera, 17636 types of folk dances, as well as countless repertoire.

Three, literati music

If folk music can be compared to a certain extent to the lower class, then the literati music must be Yangchunbaixue. Literati music is the music created by the intellectual class with a certain degree of cultural cultivation, which has a strong individuality and a high artistic level.

Four, religious music

Religious music is played by religious believers, in order to play the music of religion. It is closely connected with religion, has a mysterious nature, and is the most special kind of music. There are some people of faith around us, and they usually sing religious music.