The Proofreading And Research Of Historical Materials In Song Dynasty From Yuhai-Yinyue

The subject of this research is the historical materials of Song Dynasty music in the volumes of Yuhai-music.Because there is no punctuated edition in Yuhai,the first step of the study is carry through the punctuation.Based on that,three reliable versions and other related materials are selected to collate the musical materials of the Song Dynasty,and to solve the circumstances of their detachment,derivative,error and so on,then write down the collation.The Song Dynasty music books recorded in Yuhai-music are another key point of this research.Many of these books have lost,so we mainly trace their authors,their sources,and the situation of these books.And if there is an lost article,it will be compiled.These lost articles provide a basis for the study of music history.Plus,it helps to study the restoration of these music books,which has important literature value.Moreover,based on the research aforementioned,the characteristics of Yuhai-music in cataloguing can be analyzed.The Yuhai has its specific style in extracting and editing the material,it saves the writer's time and energy,but also leads to the shortcomings of unknown origin.