Research On The Music Documents In "Jade Sea"

Yuhai is a great book compiled by Wang yinglin.It is an important treasure for us to seek and research the historical data of music.The historical data of music in Yuhai concentrated on the kind of music and the kind of tuning,about 160000 words.All of the data rely on the order of time,beginning from the time of Fu xi.The historical data of music is orthodox.Yuhai use the method of exchange visit to assure the historical data of music Clearer and more complete.Yuhai breaks the tradition.It research and argue its origin strictly.It occupies an important position in the history of books.Song dynasty is prosperous period in the development of books and is also the category of productive period.In addition to the official compilation of four books,the literati private repair books has become a mainstream at the time.Appearing a large number of classic books.Yuhai's subtitle of music is "music","lyric songs","dance"and "instrument" four basic framework of compiling.It is also different to the books of contemporaneity.Yuhai saves a lot of the records of music in tang dynasty and song dynasty.It is a valuable information to study the musical life in the tang and song dynasties.Yuhai also save much historical materials of music that other history books have not load.It is important resources for us to research the Chinese ancient music.It can make up the hiatus in the history,but also is the very powerful evidence to collate of music in historical records.