Because in ancient times, popular music generally refers to music that is easy to understand, and easy-to-understand music is music that ordinary people can understand, so popular music will be popular among the people. It is widely circulated, and elegant music is a kind of more elegant music. This kind of music is usually used in more formal occasions. Common people cannot understand it, so it becomes a grand ceremony music and dance.

In fact, this is also related to ancient customs and elegance. The vulgar generally refers to those things that can be used by anyone, and are generally more suitable for common people, while the elegant refers to those more noble things, which can only be used by those who are truly noble. In ancient times, the word "elegant" was generally reserved for royal nobles or some officials, so music was also divided into vulgar and elegant. Secular music refers to music that anyone can listen to, while elegant music refers to more noble music that is generally used in sacrificial ceremonies.

There must be high and low levels of music. In ancient times, the hierarchy was very strict, so music also developed a hierarchy. Popular music is relatively low-level music. It is music that ordinary people can listen to and use. However, among the nobler nobles, they feel that they are of nobler origin, so they have to compete with those people. The common people are separated, so they will choose to use different things in music from the common people, so elegant music is born. However, elegant music is generally very solemn, so they feel that it can only be used on important occasions. Only people can use elegant music, so they usually listen to secular music, but if they encounter more formal occasions, they will still choose to use elegant music.

Music is also divided into vulgar and elegant music, and vulgar music is relatively low-grade music, but elegant music is very noble, so people usually choose to use elegant music only at ceremonies. happy.