古代礼乐关系中我国音乐规制的思想诠释

Interpretation of Regulation of Music Idea Based on its Relationship with Ancient Ritual

“礼”“乐”是中国古代文明的一种特征。“礼”的仪式在西周初年经周公等的改造,从宗教制度转换为基本的典章制度,规定着社会生活、贵族活动与国家社会政治生活的方方面面。而“乐”被周代改造为沟通情感基本方式,其目的通过“乐”来化解因“礼”的秩序化、等级化而带来的社会对立与矛盾。利用“礼教”“乐教”形成一套完善的“礼乐制度”,来维护封建等级的秩序,以礼乐教化通行天下,使人修身养性、体悟天道、谦和有礼、威仪有序“。礼乐”对后来各朝代都产生重大而深远的影响。

Li [The hierarchical system of ancient society that included the moral code and behavioral norms] and Yue [music] were features of ancient Chinese civilization. The rituals of Li were re formed by the Duke of Zhou and others in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty from religious rules to the basic system of laws and regulations, which governed all aspects of social life, aristocratic activities and national social and political life. The Yue Reformation in Zhou, which worked as the basic way of communicating emotions, aimed to dissolve the social antagonisms and contradictions that brought about by the orderliness and hierarchical nature of Li by Yue. The utility a perfect “Regulation of Liyue” which formed by Lijiao [etiquette and moralizing] and Yue Jiao [music education] was to maintain the order of the feudal hierarchy. So, the governing which based on the “Regulation of Liyue” was realized by the its functions that cultivating people's moral character and to understand the way of nature, so that they will be not only modest and courteous, but also majestic and orderly. The Liyue had a significant and far-reaching influence on the subsequent dynasties.