我们如何对待传统?——“中国民族音乐的传承与发展高层论坛”闭幕词

Closing Speech on Higher Level Forum Of “The Inheritance and Development of Chinese National Music”

2006年“江苏——二胡之乡”民族音乐节“中国民族音乐的传承与发展”高层论坛的主要收获,是对江南丝竹、传统与发展之间的关系、对中国传统音乐特征等方面的研究有了新的进展,并在如何对待传统的问题上作了广泛而充分的讨论,认为首先是要尊重传统,对传统有敬畏之心;其次是要深入研究传统,而不是绕过传统;最后是在传统的基础上创新,作出我们对人类音乐所应有的贡献。

Jiang Su province, known as Hometown of Erhu, sponsored “2006 National Musical Festival”, on which “The Inheritance and Development of Chinese National Higher Level Forum” was held. The main achievements are new advancement of the relation between String and Bamboo of South Yangtze River, tradition and development, and research into the characteristic of Chinese traditional music. The problem of how to treat tradition was discussed widely and fully. It was believed that we should first respect and revere tradition; and then research on tradition, rather than avoid it,; and finally make originality based on tradition, We should contribute what we can afford to music.