Taoist music by Taoist priest Qinggu pursues nature, tranquility, emptiness, and tranquility, demonstrating an extraordinary spiritual realm that is not burdened by material things. When listening to it, one feels like walking among the clouds and the harmony between man and nature, while when listening to it, one feels like returning to simplicity. Taoist music has long been known as the "sound of nature". Whether it is solemn praise of gods, ethereal and tranquil mind cultivation, majestic and majestic expressions of innocence, or lamentations and condolences for the souls of the dead, the rhymes and words of sutras with different emotions have corresponding rhythmic forms to express them. Just as Xu Dachun, the music master of the Qing Dynasty, said in "Yuefu Sound Biography": His voice "flyes across the sky, travels across the sky, aims at the desert, and takes pride in the universe." Regarding the characteristics of Taoist music and its differences with folk music, Professor Sun Fan of Wuhan Conservatory of Music who specializes in Taoist music research believes: "If Taoist music is a special kind of music, it is compared to folk music. "Taoism is an art that expresses Taoist concepts, promotes Taoist doctrines, and uses Taoist worship as its purpose. It is combined with Taoist concepts, Taoist emotions, Taoist spirit and Taoist rituals. Taoist music is not the kind of music that our secular society understands. It is an art form of appreciation, but a 'language' that they cannot express in words. It is a 'sound' with special meaning created to communicate with the gods." In terms of the general style, the melody of Tao music does not fluctuate much. , the tune is as steady as flowing clouds and flowing water, solemn, peaceful and elegant. This fully reflects the Taoist ideological characteristics of being simple, quiet and inactive, and not valuing luxury. What are the characteristics of Taoist music? 2 As for why Taoist music is played in Taoist fasting ceremonies, Taoist Master Zhengde thinks this should be related to the etiquette and music system followed in ancient my country. "Book of Rites?" There is a cloud in Yueji: "All sound originates from the human heart. When the human heart moves, things make it happen. It is moved by things, so the shape is in the sound, and the sound corresponds to it, so it changes and becomes square, which is called sound. "Compare the music and enjoy it, and Qian Qi Yuya, it is called joy." Although music is a form of expression of people's inner emotions, it also stems from the influence of external objective things on people's emotions. Since things are constantly changing following certain natural laws or patterns, the impact they can bring to people is also different, so the sound will also change accordingly. So when we usually speak, we may go through our brains and think about whether the speaker is careless and the listener is careless. But as an expression of music itself, it truly expresses a person's inner mood or emotional changes. So in religious ceremonies, it is appropriate to use music, a direct and simple way, to express our sincere feelings or our sincerity. Bringing Peace Through Music On the other hand, Taoism had a complete music theory in its early days. Just as it says in the "Taiping Qing Ling Zhang": "Happiness, if the small tools get their meaning, they will enjoy people; if the medium tools get their meaning, they will be treated with happiness; if the upper tools get their meaning, they will enjoy the world." He also said, "Therefore, when music is played, those who get its upper meaning can live in the world; those who get its upper meaning, it can bring peace and eliminate evil; those who get its lower meaning, it can make people happy." This shows the role of music in Taoist fasting rituals. importance. Therefore, the reason why music is used throughout the entire ceremony in Taoist Zhaijiao is not only related to the ritual and music system followed in ancient my country, but also inseparable from the early Taoist theory of "achieving peace through music". Biluo Song - the original sound of nature that saves people. According to the "Shangqing Lingbao Lingjiao Dacheng Golden Book". Gengji. "Hymn of the Ming Dynasty" explains the importance of Taoist music. The content is: In the past, when the First Heavenly Lord of the Yuan Dynasty sang in the blue sky, and taught the original infinite natural sounds to save people, it had this kind of natural music, and the blue sky was lingering in the sky. , the sky is full of clouds, the divine wind is blowing, and thousands of sounds are ringing. This was a kind of process of preaching scriptures at that time. At that time, all the songs had no words or lyrics, so the gods of the heavens ordered the five elder gods to give them according to their pens. Therefore, without songs, there would be no establishment, without songs, there would be no success, without songs, there would be no salvation, and without songs, there would be no birth. These songs are called the Songs of the Lost Sky of Dafanbi, and they become the songs of the Shangqing Dynasty, the chapter of Liujia Lingfei, the chapter of Lingbao Buxu, and the song of Yujian Guishan. These lyrics are gradually added to some words that are either immortal words, deeds of Shang Zhen, or formulas for cultivation, etc. Later scholars should pay close attention and become more proficient. These are the origins of Taoist music. In short, Taoist music is elegant but not secular, and pays attention to inner spiritual cultivation without losing its splendor.