The influence is there

The provisions of rituals and music are all intended to strengthen people's sense of hierarchy and ultimately achieve the political purpose of consolidating their rule. To successfully implement the ritual and music system, it is self-evident that education on ritual and music must be strengthened. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty established the first ritual and music institution in the history of our country - the Spring Palace.

There are music officials such as chief musicians, musicians, masters and more than 1,400 musicians in the Spring Palace, who are respectively responsible for music education, teaching music skills, performances and other music affairs. Most of them are musicians who have received strict professional training. They have a clear division of labor and perform their respective duties. "Li of Zhou Dynasty. Spring Palace" clearly records the job requirements of Da Si Yue of the Supreme Music Palace: "Da Si Yue is in charge of the law of Chengdu, in order to govern the academic and political affairs of the founding of the country, and to unite the children of the country to advance." There are four main teaching subjects: Le De, Le Yu, Le Wu (big dance) and Xiao Wu. Due to the combination of ethics and education, the content contains ethical and moral concepts. In the Spring Palace, there are also Xiaoshi, Qingshi, Zhongshi, Shengshi and Boshi who teach instrumental music skills. Such emphasis on music education in the Zhou Dynasty will undoubtedly promote the development of music culture, and various related measures also promoted and guaranteed the development of music, thus making the court music of the Zhou Dynasty reach a high level.

But on the other hand, due to the over-emphasis on its role in cooperating with etiquette, it also placed great constraints on music and could not give full play to its artistic characteristics. As a result, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, with the development of new trends of thought, With the rise and development of folk music, this kind of ceremonial music has become increasingly declining.