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The Tang Hu Yue Into China And Aesthetic Issues

Posted on:2013-02-04Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:X LuoFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115330374471107Subject:Aesthetic cultural history
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From Sui to Tang, the influx of Huyue is a significant event in the history of Central Plains. During the peak period of Huyue spreading, the foreign music and cultural values were accepted as the basis for the development of later dynasties'music. Furthermore, this acceptance is based on three factors:the geographic traffic of the previous dynasty, ethnic migration, and regional and cultural exchanges. First of all, the Silk Road is a way for the orient-spread of Huyue, and also provides a way for the efflux of the Central Plains culture. Then, Chinese Civilization "broadcasts" to the west in the earlier dynasty and "feedbacks" in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Secondly, the ethnic migration provides a basis for Hu culture in Northern China, the core of which includes the masculine, vibrant spirit. And the music in Sui and Tang dynasties grows up in such soil. Thirdly, before arriving in the Central Plains, Huyue had been intergraded for thousands of years in the West Asia, Central Asia and northern region of South Asia. Huyue is a valuable crystallization of cultural exchange, and reflects the inner beauty of a collection of worldwide multi-culture. Corresponding to this feature, Chang'an was a multicultural inclusion city, which has attracted the international music. And the intertional music influences people's life in the city of Chang'an. When people hear music, they can feel aesthetic ideas, which is expressed as an open and international perspective.When the aesthetic ideas internalized rational self-consciousness, the complex and multifaceted view of the world in the Tang Dynasty was naturally formed. When self-consciousness externalizes into the art form once again, the colorful cultural life was further enriched. First, Pipa is the popular tastes of the musical instruments of the Tang Dynasty. Confucians were in favor of the Pipa music, and then the feature of this instrument in people's mind had been changed. Pipa did not only appear in the daily family party, but also in the court Yanyue as the main musical instrument. With the ceremony of Yanyue being used in the worship, the pipa was also used in this special circumstance. Second, the formation of Yanyue twenty-eight tone is a major event in Chinese music history. The melody is fundamental to the music, and Yanyue twenty-eight tone can be the source of the prosperity and development upon secular music. Yanyue twenty-eight tone has worldwide characteristics. Its core comes from the Qiuci seven tone affected by the culture of West Asia, Central Asia and India, and its formation is based on the Central Plains culture thinking which has absorbed Qiuci seven tone. Today, this particular melody can still be heard in Shaanxi music. Third, there is still a score named Brahman in the scores of Chang'an ancient music, which has been recognized as the living fossil of Yanyue. Brahman is an echo of Yanyue Nishangyuyi, as music structure, tones, and instruments. The ancient music scores provide a reference for the study of Tang Dynasty music. The combination of literature and music research makes it easier to close to the original history. Although it is impossible to get the sound of the Tang Dynasty, we can understand the ancients'feelings from the senses. Fourth, Huntuo is the dance of Pohanhu in Tang Dynasty, which was from "Kang". The origins of Pohanhu can actually be traced back to the primitive belief of the Aryan nation. The art comes from religion, and soma ceremony from the original beliefs continues to be thousand years through religion (Zoroastrianism). However, when Sumozhe spread from west to east, the religious behavior began to change the secular art form, which was used as Pohanhu in daily rituals, and festivals, but it's the significance of religion have disappeared.The above four aspects are the micro-performance of the influx of Huyue, which reflect the spiritual needs of the Tang Dynasty. The inherent feature of the spiritual needs is a three-aspect-two-tier structure. The aesthetic and rational thinking constitute the double structure of the spiritual world. Aesthetics is an important part of mental activity, and the spiritual needs of the Tang Dynasty are fully met. Therefore, by means of "Jie", the aesthetic of Tang dynasties was expressed as the penetration of Huyue in all aspects of daily life. From poem to official records, there is a profound impact from the alien culture of the Sui and Tang art. Generally, the complex three-dimensional structure spirit of Tang people shows a free beauty by Huyue and its feature "Jie".
Keywords/Search Tags:Huyue, Pipa, Twenty eight tones, Music of Brahman, Sumozhe, Aestheticof music
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