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介绍中国音乐的英语作文

2021-12

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ChineseMusicdatesbacktothedawnofChinesecivilizationwithdocumentsandartifactsprovidingevidenceofawell-developedmusicalcultureasearlyastheZhouDynasty(1122BC–256BC).Today,themusiontinuesarichtraditionalheritageinoneaspect,whileemergingintoamorecontemporaryformatthesametime.

AordingtoMencius,apowerfulruleronceaskedhimwhetheritwasmoralifhepreferredpopularmusictotheclassics.Theanswerwasthatitonlymatteredthattherulerlovehissubjects.TheImperialMusicBureau,firstestablishedintheQinDynasty(221–07BC),wasgreatlyexpandedundertheEmperorHanWuDi(140–87BC)andchargedwithsupervisingcourtmusicandmilitarymusicanddeterminingwhatfolkmusicwouldbeofficiallyrecognized.Insubsequentdynasties,thedevelopmentofChinesemusicwasstronglyinfluencedbyforeignmusic,especiallyCentralAsia.

TheoldestknownwrittenmusicisYoulanortheSolitaryOrchid,attributedtoConfucius(seeguqinarticleforasampleoftablature).Thefirstmajorwell-documentedfloweringofChinesemusicwasfortheqinduringtheTangDynasty,thoughtheqinisknowntohavebeenplayedsincebeforetheHanDynasty.

InancientChinathepositionofmusicianswasmuchlowerthanthatofpainters,thoughmusicwasseenascentraltotheharmonyandlongevityofthestate.Almosteveryemperortookfolksongsseriously,sendingofficerstocollectsongstoinspectthepopularwill.OneoftheConfucianistClassics,ShiJing(TheClassicofPoetry),containedmanyfolksongsdatingfrom800BCtoabout400BC.

ThefirstEuropeantoreachChinawithamusicalinstrumentwasJesuitpriestMatteoRiiwhopresentedaHarpsichordtotheLeeimperialcourtin1601,andtrainedfoureunuchstoplayit.

DragonDance

Thefamousdragondancewithmusicisalsoarememberedtradition.ItisseenonChineseNewYearacrosstheworldbymillions.Itisnotknownwhenthetraditionstarted,butitisbelievedtobethousandsofyearsago,asentertainmentofformeremperors,royalsandnobles.

TraditionalmusicinChinaisplayedonsoloinstrumentsorinsmallensemblesofpluckedandbowedstringedinstruments,flutes,andvariouscymbals,gongs,anddrums.Thescaleispentatonic.BamboopipesandqinareamongtheoldestknownmusicalinstrumentsfromChina;instrumentsaretraditionallydividedintocategoriesbasedontheirmaterialofposition:animalskins,gourd,bamboo,wood,silk,earth/clay,metalandstone.Chineseorchestrastraditionallyconsistofbowedstrings,woodwinds,pluckedstringsandpercussion.