东坡词自度曲考述

The Textual Research on Self-created Qu in Dongpo's Ci

本文意在考定一个长期为人忽略的事实 :以不尽协律而为人说短论长的东坡词 ,原来却有自度曲。种种材料表明 ,苏轼对音律的掌握具有较高的程度。东坡词有 5调 ,可确定为自度曲。由此对苏轼重新加以审视 :他是一个知音识曲的词家 ;知音识曲是其词创作取得巨大成功的一个先决条件 ;苏轼作词不拘守音律 ,“是不为也 ,非不能也”。

This paper is to make a textual research on a long-neglected fact that Dongpo's ci turns out to have self-created qu.Various materials show that Su Shi had a good command of modes of music.There are five tunes in Dongpo's ci, which can be regarded as self-created qu. Hence a re-examination is made on Su Shi.He was a ci-maker who could know rhythm and melody.Knowing rhythm and melody was a prerequisite for his ci to achieve a great success.Su Shi didn't hold fast to modes of music while creating ci.