宋代雅舞考述

Study on the Elegant Dance in Song Dynasty

雅舞于汉代以前指郊庙、朝飨所奏文、武二舞,汉代以后则指文、武二舞和庙舞。宋代见于存世文献所载的文舞和武舞共24曲,其中18曲可确定创制时间,6曲可知大致出现时间,8曲可知舞容、舞制等具体表演情况。庙舞记载略简,但大多留存舞名,可考者33曲,可确定创制时间者19曲。宋代雅舞于现存史料可见者共57曲。

The elegant dance refers to Wen dance and Wu dance performed in suburban temples and palace ceremonies before the Han Dynasty,while after the Han Dynasty,it refers to Wen dance,Wu dance and temple dance. There are 24 pieces of Wen dance and Wu dance recorded in the existing literature of Song Dynasty,among which,18 pieces could be determined the creation time,6 pieces could be known the approximate occurrence time,and 8 pieces could be known the specific performance conditions such as dance feature and dance system. The records of temple dance are relatively brief,but most of them retain the names of dances. Among them,33 pieces could be identified and 19 could be determined the creation time. There are altogether 57 dance pieces of elegant dance in the existing historical materials of Song Dynasty.