"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" is one of the most famous songs and dances of the court music and dance of the Tang Dynasty in China. It was first used for banquets and later for sacrifices. It belongs to the martial arts and dance genres. Literature and dance are relatively similar. Follow my steps below to learn about the music appreciation of "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation"!

Appreciation of the music of "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation"

"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" "Music" is a famous song and dance song in the Tang Dynasty. It was originally a military song in the early Tang Dynasty. In 620 AD, King Qin Li Shimin defeated the rebel Liu Wuzhou and consolidated the newly established Tang regime. Therefore, his soldiers filled in the old songs with new words and sang a hymn in praise of Li Shimin: "The leader of the country accepted the law, and the prime minister punished the rebellious officials. Xian sang "The Music of Breaking the Formation", and the emperor rewarded the Taiping people." "The Emperor of the Four Seas" The wind has been quilted, and the water has been clear for thousands of years; the military clothes have not been worn, and today the success is achieved. ""The Lord opened the Changli, and the ministers are loyal to Dayou; after the revolution, it will be the peaceful autumn."

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Li Shimin obviously liked this military song. In 633 AD, Li Shimin personally designed the "Music and Dance Picture of King Qin Breaking the Formation". According to the picture, the left side of the dance team is round and the right side is square; It simulates a chariot, with a team behind it. The formation is spread out like a dustpan with its wings extended, creating a fighting posture. Taizong asked Lu Cai to teach 128 musicians according to the diagram, and they often practiced wearing armor and holding halberds. This song is the theme song of this music and dance.

"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" was very famous at the time and even spread to foreign countries. After Master Xuanzang arrived in India, King Harsha of India asked him about this song when he visited him: "The master came from China. Disciples heard about it. There is a song and dance of the King of Qin breaking the formation in that country. It is unknown who the King of Qin is. What else is there? I would like to commend you for your merits.” During the period of Wu Zetian, Japan sent Masato Awada, the envoy to the Tang Dynasty, to bring it back to Japan.

This score no longer exists in China, but there are five-string pipa scores, pipa scores, zheng scores, 筚篥 scores, flute scores, etc. stored in Japan. He Changlin collected the five-stringed pipa scores in Japan. He interpreted the "King of Qin's Breaking Formation Music" composed by Xianpipa, and combined Tang Kaiyue's lyrics and music into a song, which was first performed at the "Voice of China· Ancient Score Sound Searching Concert" held in 1983.

The historical background of "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation"

The "Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" is the "Dance of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation", also known as the "Seven Virtues Dance", which is a famous song and dance in the Tang Dynasty Daqu was originally a military song in the early Tang Dynasty. In 620 AD, King Qin Li Shimin defeated the rebel Liu Wuzhou and consolidated the newly established Tang regime. Therefore, his soldiers filled in the old songs with new words and sang a hymn in praise of Li Shimin: "The emperor accepted the law and resigned the head of state, and the prime minister punished the rebellious officials. Xian sang "The Music of Breaking the Formation" to reward the Taiping people." "The Emperor of the Four Seas" The wind has kept the wind and the water clear for thousands of years; I haven't even worn my military clothes yet, and today I have achieved success." "The emperor opened the Changli calendar, and the ministers are loyal to Dayou. After the revolution, it will be the peaceful autumn."

< p>After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he personally composed this piece of music into a dance, which was then processed and organized by court artists into a huge, magnificent music and dance. Kucha's tone is blended into the original tune, making it melodious, high-pitched and very appealing. At the same time, there is a large-scale palace band accompaniment, and the big drums are so loud that they can be heard for hundreds of miles. The momentum is so powerful that it moves the heaven and the earth. This song and dance made all the officials excited and extremely excited. Now when this dance is performed, even the foreign guests can't help but dance along. The symbol of the Chinese nation's heyday is truly extraordinary.

On the third day of the first lunar month in 627, the first year after Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin ascended the throne, he held a banquet with officials and played "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation". This was the first time that this music was played in such a solemn and grand manner. perform on occasions. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin drew the "Broken Formation Music Picture", and ordered the musician and Taichang Cheng Lu Cai to process and compile the music. He ordered Li Baiyao, Yu Shinan, Chu Liang, Wei Zheng and others to compose the lyrics, and ordered Lu Cai to follow the dance picture. After rehearsing, it became the "Broken Formation Music" that was passed down to later generations. "Broken Formation Music" has been circulating for nearly 300 years from the early Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty. "Broken Formation Music" became famous abroad with the momentum of the Tang Dynasty and the fame of Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

The phonology of "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation"

According to Liu Kui of the Tang Dynasty, "Jiahua of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Old Tang Book·Music Records", "Taiping Guangji" Volume 203, etc. According to records, in 620, King Li Shimin of Qin defeated the rebel general Liu Wuzhou and relieved the Tang Dynasty. The common people in Yongji, Hedong, Shanxi, sang and danced on the road. The soldiers used old military songs to fill in new words and sing new words to celebrate the victory, so the song "The King of Qin broke the formation" was spread. When he was alive, he was later incorporated into Yuefu. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Wei Zheng and others to write 7 additional lyrics, and Lv Cai coordinated the rhythm of the music, which was named "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation".

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin personally made the "Broken Formation Dance Picture" and processed the dance: left circle, right side, first partial, last five, fish Li, goose Guan, Ji Zhang, Yi Shu, staggered flexion and extension, head and tail return to each other, Stab back and forth to resemble a battle formation. The dance changes three times, each into four formations, totaling twelve formations, corresponding to the song festival. Lu Cai ordered Lu Cai to teach 120 musicians according to the diagram, and he said that 128 people were wearing armor, holding halberds, and holding scrolls. They named it "Dance of the Seven Virtues". All banquets for officials of third rank and above and "barbarian chiefs" will be played outside Xuanwu Gate. Beat the big drum, the sound can be heard hundreds of miles away, and the mountains and rivers are majestic. Later, 2,000 horse troops were used to lead the troops into the scene, which was particularly spectacular. Volume 146 of "Tongdian" and Volume 32 of "Tang Huiyao" were used. ?