What are the five tones in ancient music?

The five tones in ancient music refer to the five notes of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu.

Ancient music is called "five tones", also known as "five tones", which is an important concept of ancient music theory in China. Different pronunciation sequences of these five notes can form different melodies, which are often used in performing arts such as singing, dancing and traditional Chinese opera.

In the ancient music system, five tones were combined into twelve laws according to certain rules, that is, twelve average laws, which were widely used in music creation and performance. Pentaphone is the basic unit of ancient music in China, and it is often used to express different tones or pitches in our daily life.

The style of ancient music

Ancient music is a part of China traditional culture with a long history. Its origin and development can be traced back to the ancient Shang and Zhou Dynasties, so it is also called "ancient music". Traditional ancient music includes elegant music, court music and folk music. Playing elegant music at the ceremonies of ancient dynasties. It is an elegant music form, which is used in official ceremonies, such as sacrificial ceremonies, alliance meetings, weddings and so on.

Palace music is music played by emperors, officials, nobles, their families and officials during ceremonies or entertainment, which is aimed at officials and nobles who serve the court. Folk music is a form of music that people play. It has a long history. As can be seen from the music patterns on the bronzes, as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, China's folk music had formed a unique style.

Ancient musical instruments have the saying of "eight tones", namely, Qing, Hu, Zheng, Qin, drum, bow, sheng and Guan. Among them, Qing, Ju, Drum, Sheng and Guan belong to percussion instruments and wind instruments; Harpsichord, guzheng and piano are all plucked instruments.

In ancient music, different musical instruments were used to play different tracks, which were also divided into melodious and soft segments "music" and obvious rhythm segments "songs". Ancient music occupies a very important position in the traditional culture of China and is an indispensable part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Ancient music has unique value and significance in expressing emotions, spreading ideas and displaying culture, and has been widely concerned and studied.