Investigation And Research On The "Music" Natural And Social Attributes Of Music Theory Of Mister Lv's Spring And Autumn Annals

Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals is the origin of Chinese music history.The original thing always possesses the most basic meaning.As a result,the author,based on the correlation between the heaven and the human manifested in the music theory of Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals,employs the methods of literature analysis,textual research and historical research to discuss its “music” nature and social attributes.Firstly,the thesis identifies the range of music theory based on the titles and purport of Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals,and then finds out the texts with “music” theme in this range.Through description to such texts contents,the thesis finds out the detailed questions involved in the “music”.Then,classification is conducted toward such questions and the main factors of “music” theory is found based on the classification.With these factors as core concept,the thesis finds out the relations among concepts and shapes the research theme.Such process aims to explain the detailed contents of music theory of Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals.Based on the Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals and other literature,the thesis illustrates the concepts(the detailed objects manifested by these abstract concepts are firstly identified and the specific objects are employed as “carrier” to embody such concepts since the author is inspired by Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals Shi Yin.Then,the detailed characteristics are investigated to identify such abstract concepts).Finally,the thesis analyzes and explains the “music” nature and social attributes of music theory of Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals.The highly praised “music” of music theory of Mister Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals is “great music”,whose standard is that the music bamboo pitch-pipes shall confirm to the bell chamber.The size and weight standards of instrument shall confirm to the bell pitch-pipes.And the “five tones” of music shall confirm to the bell chamber also.The composition of dance accompanied by music shall confirm to certain standards.It is what cal ed as the “great music”“based on standard” in Da Yun.The “music” natural attribute is “Tao” while the social attribute of “music” is “abstinence”,and both are implemented in “music” through the regulation of monarch.The natural attribute(Tao)of music in metaphysics perspective and the social attribute(abstinence)of music in physics perspective realize uniform in the practical “music” composition and regulation process.The relation of the natural and social attributes is that: natural attribute of “music”(Tao)? “music” regulation ? social attribute of “music”(abstinence).Such relation shows that the “music”“based on standard” employs “standard” to carry “Tao” and “Tao” to conduct “continence” and then to educate the universe and finally realize the “correlation of human and heaven” embodied in “great music” in social layer.