乐户·乐班——《中国民族民间器乐曲集成·湖北卷》编辑劄记

Yuehu & Yueban

本文通过对乐户的考证,论及乐户在历代的发展及对音乐的贡献。又从编辑《中国民族民间器乐曲集成·湖北卷》的角度出发,对各地的乐班进行论述,论及他们丰厚的文化底蕴、技艺功底、族群关系、传承方式等,进而指出,作为我国民族民间音乐文化的继承者与传播者,乐户与乐班在传承与发展民族音乐文化的地位与作用,不仅不应低估,而且还应将其所作的历史贡献载入史册。

Through the textual research of yuehu, the article treated of yuehu developing in the past dynasties and its contribution to the music. The writer was one the editors of the book Collection of Chinese National Instrumental Music, Volume of Hubei, and based on his experience of editing music, he dissertated the yueban in different areas, and their inside accumulate of cultures, feat with essentials of basic training, relation of the same clan or race, method of impart and inherit. Furthermore, the writer pointed out that as one of continuators and disseminator for Chinese traditional music, the yuehu and yueban should not only be underrated for their roles status and effects in traditional music cultures, but also should mark their contribution into the history.