文物考古资料所见古代之“鼓吹”

Making Comments on the "Percussion and wind" from the Data of Cultural Archaeology Relic

鼓吹,犹如一枝奇葩,曾在中国古代音乐史上大放异彩。它不愧为中华民族艺术宝库中的奇珍。然而,以往的对鼓吹研究所作的还主要是一些资料性的整理工作,对其深度、广度上的发掘还很欠缺。本文则根据有关文物考古资料中所见到的鼓吹形象。并结合文献记载,对鼓吹这门古老的艺术形式做进一步的稽沉考析工作,以期有裨益于音乐史研究。不妥之处,敬请批评指正。

The 'percussion and wind' is an ensemble of percussion and wind. It is a music form i. e. it is used regular instrument, Performing sure tune, song and dancing for company in special position. It was spread to centre of China from north nomadic tribe music in end Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty. At first this music was used to pluck up soldiers' courage to win a victory in a war. Afterwards, it was become a sign of the right for feudal lords. This music was limited in feudal lords until middle Tang Dynasty. But it began to go to the publics in Song Dynasty and it was finished indeed in Ming and Qing Dynasty.