What traditional music is there in China?

Traditional music in China mainly refers to court music, religious music, literati music and folk music.

1, court music:

It is generally believed that 19 12 court music withdrew from the historical stage after the end of the Qing Dynasty; However, Ching Tien believed that court music had actually become a kind of decoration in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, which can be seen from the gold chimes hidden in the Treasure Hall of the Forbidden City.

As a symbol of ritual vessels, the golden bell jar cannot make music at all. In addition, the court music in a broad sense also includes ritual music such as music offering sacrifices to Confucius Temple, which is still continuing today.

2. Religious music

The ancient religious music in China mainly includes Buddhist music and Taoist music. Different religious music learn from each other and influence each other, and there are many overlapping and similar parts.

In modern times, with the decline of Buddhism and Taoism, Buddhist music and Taoist music also gradually declined. The religious music preserved in Beijing Zhihua Temple, including music scores, musical instruments and musicians, can be regarded as a typical representative of religious music in China. At present, the music of Zhihua Temple has been rated as a national intangible cultural heritage.

3. Literati music

The real literati music, in fact, only guqin music. Guqin, also known as Qin, lyre, stone and lyre, is a plucked instrument of China, and also the main instrument of ancient literati, and even has the saying of "left piano and right book".

In modern times, with the disappearance of this class, the literati music represented by guqin music almost disappeared. In 1950s, China Academy of Art Conservatory of Music conducted a nationwide survey. At that time, among the 600 million people in China, less than 100 people could play guqin. Therefore, compared with other traditional music, literati music has declined the most seriously.

However, "there is no doubt about mountains and rivers, and there is another village." After Guqin successfully declared the UNESCO oral and intangible cultural heritage of mankind in 2003, Guqin music ushered in a new world in the new century.

4. Folk music

Folk music can be divided into two categories: folk songs and national musical instruments. Many so-called folk songs on the modern stage should be "songs written in national style" to be precise. Real folk songs come from the bottom and generally have no specific creators. They are passed down from generation to generation and from mouth to mouth, which truly expresses the joys and sorrows of the people, especially the people at the bottom.

Extended data:

In life, the word "national music" can be seen in many folk music CDs. This "national music" refers to music handed down from ancient times and developed in modern times. It can be seen that the creation time of "national music" refers to ancient times; "New music" refers to music written by people who have studied western music, such as school songs. It can be seen that the creation time of new music was after 1840 Opium War.

"China Music" not only refers to the music handed down from ancient times, but also refers to the music created and adapted by China people according to western theories. "China traditional music" refers to the music created by the people of China in their own ways and forms, including both ancient works produced in history and contemporary works.

It can be seen that traditional music includes "national music" but not "new music", but they are all "China music". Traditional music is an extremely important part of China national music. The difference between traditional music and new music lies not in the time of creation, but in the form of expression and style characteristics.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Traditional Music