乐史图说四则——骨哨、骨笛、陶钟和夔鼓图像的相关描述

Four Points about Historical Pictures ——The Related Description of Bone Whistle, Bone Flute, Earthen Bell and Crocodile Skin Drum Picture

人类在初诞之时,就同时创造了音乐;音乐一经产生,就开始了声乐和器乐的分野。早期的声乐和器乐,已随历史的衍进不可复得,而考古发现的新石器时代的骨哨、骨笛、陶钟、夔鼓等音乐文物,为音乐学的器乐学和中国音乐史研究提供了重要的实物图像依据和线索,具有不可忽视的学术意义和研究价值。

Music came into being with the very beginning of man, At the same time, a line of demarcation between vocal music and musical instruments appeared. With the development of history, the early - time music and musical instruments can' t be regained. While the historical relics such as bone whistle, bone flute and crocodile skin drum in the stone age have provided music study, musical instruments study and the study of Chinese music history with very important material picture basis and clues, being of great academic and research value.