One of the important musical forms in the Han Dynasty is Xianghe Song.

Xianghege is a type of Yuefu music developed in the Han Dynasty, based on folk songs and inheriting the traditions of the Zhou Dynasty's "Guo Feng" and the Warring States Period's "Chu Sound". ?

According to the explanation of "Book of Song·Le Zhi San": "Xianghe is an old song of the Han Dynasty. Silk and bamboo are more harmonious, and those who are responsible sing." In other words, the so-called Xianghe song refers to Accompanied by stringed instruments and wind instruments, one person holds an instrument called a "section" in his hand, beating the beat and singing at the same time. Therefore, "Si and bamboo are more harmonious, and those who are responsible are singing" should be the main feature of the harmonious songs.

Music structure

The formal music of Xianghe Ge can be divided into three categories: introduction, Qu and Daqu.

Yin, that is, the introduction. Liang Chenyue's "Song Book Le Zhi" says: "There were six citations in ancient times", namely "Honghou Yin", "Gong Yin", "Shang Yin", "Jiao Yin", "Zheng Yin" and "Yu Yin" . There is generally no singing, only flutes and string instruments.

Qu, that is, small and medium-sized music, mostly vocal music. It is generally divided into two categories: chanting songs and various tunes. The specific characteristics of these two types of music are difficult to determine at the moment. According to relevant literature, they are composed of several "solutions". Judging from the lyrics, the solution is equivalent to the paragraph. The interpretation of each song can be more or less, there is no fixed rule. For example, "Baitou Yin" has 3 interpretations, "Breaking Willows" has 4 interpretations, and "Resentful Poems" has 7 interpretations.

Daqu is a large-scale piece of music, usually a song and dance piece, but there are also some vocal pieces and instrumental ensemble pieces. Generally, instrumental ensembles are specifically called "danqu".