赵元任《说时》中的“音乐时”观

Zhao Yuanren’s Time Category of Music Element During Performance in Talking About Time

赵元任在《说时》中提出“音乐时”,与文中的“心理时”“物理时”“算理时”等其它学科的时间概念,构成了他独特的时间观。赵元任认为“音乐时”是音乐各要素在演奏中所经历的时间的统称。赵元任“音乐时”的内容包括:有意突破中国传统音乐观念和时代的束缚,使音乐成为与数学、物理、天文等自然学科并驾齐驱的一门学科;将“音乐时”细致划分为“比较时”“实奏时”“表意时”,从而构建了一个系统的音乐时间框架,为音乐的科学发展奠定了基础。“音乐时”观是赵元任音乐思想的重要组成部分,蕴含着他提倡中西方音乐文化相互交融的思想雏形,以及他主张“以西为师”的新音乐核心理念,对他日后的音乐创作和音乐贡献起到了非常重要的作用。

Zhao Yuanren put forward “time category of music element during performance” in Talking About Time . Together with the concepts of time in other disciplines such as“psychological time”,“physical time”, and“rational time”, it constitute his unique view of time. He believed that “time category of music element during performance” was a general term for the time experienced by all elements of music in performance. It includes: Intended to break through the traditional Chinese music concept and the shackles of the times, make music become a discipline keeping pace with mathematics, physics, astronomy and other natural disciplines;“Time category of music element during performance” is divided into “comparison of tempo”“absolute time of tempo”“emotional rules of tempo” so as to construct a systematic music time frame and lay a foundation for the scientific development of music. Therefore, a systematic music time frame is constructed, which lays a foundation for the scientific development of music;“Time category of music element during performance” is an important part of Zhao Yuanren’s music thought, which contains the embryonic form of his idea of promoting the integration of Chinese and Western music cultures, and his new music core idea of “learn from the west”, which plays a very important role in his future music creation and music contribution.