1. Elegant music

Elegance means integrity. Yayue, that is, elegant and pure music, is a kind of ancient Han court music, which refers to the music used in grand ceremonies such as imperial congratulations and sacrifices to heaven and earth.

2. The system of elegant music

It was formulated in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the ceremonial activities of the Zhou Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the use of different music for different scenes. Its main purpose is to enable the nobles participating in the ceremony to be influenced by ethical education and create a solemn, solemn, quiet and harmonious atmosphere.

In the Zhou Dynasty, elegant music, law and etiquette together formed the internal and external pillars of aristocratic rule. It has always been an important part of East Asian music and dance culture.

3. With the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the development of society, folk music gradually replaced elegant music.

The nobles gradually became bored with elegant music and began to appreciate secular music. As recorded in "Music Records", Wei Wenhou "listened to the ancient music with his crown in his crown, and he was afraid of lying down; when he listened to the music of Zheng and Wei, he would Tireless." Therefore, Confucius once lamented: "The rites have collapsed and the music has collapsed." The elegant music that matches the ceremony begins to have a strong flavor of life, and then gradually becomes solemn, mysterious, dull and dull.

4. The origin of elegant music is Han culture, and the Yuan and Qing dynasties were dynasties established by nomadic peoples. Especially New China, there has been a history of denying traditional culture and the inheritance of elegant music. is fatal.

Gale music was mostly used in grand ceremonies such as imperial congratulations and sacrifices to heaven and earth. Naturally, nomadic people lacked inner worship of grace music, but China's grace music was not lost, and China's court music was not lost either. , only the court dance of the Han people has been lost.

The elegant music used for sacrifices, such as "Zhonghe Shao Music" and "Dacheng Movement" have been preserved and passed down. However, this exposed a problem. Chinese elegant music and court music have not entered the system of traditional Chinese music. The Chinese music departments of major universities have not done enough to protect and inherit court music, resulting in the Chinese court The state of music in decline. This has also led to the common belief among the public that Chinese court music or sacrificial music has been lost, and it seems that Japan only preserves this misconception.

In one sentence: elegant music, used in grand ceremonies. However, our country has had the experience of destroying the Four Olds, so it is good that it has not been completely lost.