《乐书》与中国古代音乐世界的系统复原

Yue Shu and the Systematic Restoration of Ancient Chinese Music World

《乐书》图文并茂地记录了宋代及之前的中国古代音乐的面貌,对于民间音乐、少数民族音乐和外国音乐亦多有关注,具有重要的音乐史料价值。在中国古代音乐的研究中,存在重乐教而忽视本体、割裂民间与宫廷、不重视音乐文化观念的演变等问题。然而,作为一个有机的整体,文化内部的各部分相互关联、互有制约,形成具有关系转换性的结构系统。《乐书》呈现出的整体性的文化视角,不仅有助于当代学者从社会的、功能的、综合的维度去认识古代音乐世界的全貌,对于铸牢中华民族共同体意识也有积极意义。

Yue Shu records the appearance of ancient Chinese music in the Song Dynasty and before with both pictures and texts,and also pays much attention to folk music,minority music and foreign music,which has important music historical data value.In the study of ancient Chinese music,there are problems such as emphasizing music education while ignoring music itself,separating the folk from the court,and not paying attention to the evolution of musical cultural concepts.However,as an organic whole,the internal parts of culture are interrelated and restrict each other,forming a structural system with relational transformation.The holistic cultural perspective presented by Yue Shu not only helps contemporary scholars to understand the full picture of the ancient music world from a social,functional,and comprehensive perspective,but also has a positive significance in consolidating the sense of community for the Chinese nation.