龙门石窟造像中的“外来”乐器

“Foreign”Musical Instruments in Statues in Longmen Grottoes

北魏至唐代的龙门石窟音乐造像中先后出现了四弦琵琶、五弦琵琶、箜篌、筚篥、贝、铜钹、细腰鼓、粗腰鼓、杖鼓和鸡娄鼓等10种“外来”乐器.这些“外来”乐器所占比例和出现的频率逐渐增大,从某一侧面反映了我国传统民族音乐与外来音乐交流融合的历史进程.

From the North Wei dynasty to Tang dynasty,ten“foreign”instruments,including four-string pipa,five-string pipa,konghou,hichiriki,cowry,brass cymbals,thin waist drum,thick waist drum,zhanggu,and lou chicken drum,were carved in statues in Longmen Grottoes.The gradual increase of foreign musical instrument on proportion and frequency of occurrence reflected to some extent the historical process of interchange between Chinese traditional music and foreign music.