Ji Kang’s Theory of Music without Sound and Sorrow

Ji Kang’s Theory of Music without Sound and Sorrow is a work that has a lot of research on music. The book not only discusses whether music has sadness or music, but also Whether music can change customs is introduced, and it also involves the university question of music aesthetics. He discusses the essence and ontology of music. It is proposed that music is the influence of objective existence, and sorrow and music are the expression of people's emotions after being touched.

Ji Kang’s Theory of Soundless Sad Music

The sound of music itself has nothing to do with people’s emotional understanding of sad music. Ji Kang believes that the reason why some people think that music is There is sadness in it because the listener is in a bad mood and feels very sad, so the music he hears is naturally very sad.

Music has the role of induction and dissemination. Ji Kang opposed it. Rulers since the Han Dynasty used music as a tool for political socialization. He objected that only kings could listen to music. It was against the law for ordinary people to listen to music. He opposed those behaviors that ignored the artistry of music, and he could not accept the use of music as a prop for divination.

What Ji Kang saw was the formal beauty of music. He was also the first to discuss the contradiction between the expression content and appreciation of music. Ji Kang saw people's misunderstanding of music and correctly realized that the essence of music is to express the beauty that the composer wants to express to all listeners.

"Soundless Music Theory" reflects the musical thought that advocates the separation of music from feudal politics and the implementation of "rituals, music and criminal government". It is the first to open up the understanding of music in China's feudal society and is also an important part of Chinese music aesthetics. The source of two major currents of thought.

Ji Kang’s research on music is eye-catching. His article greatly influenced the trend of ancient music and gave people a deeper understanding of music. Ji Kang Guangling San

"Guangling San" is a large-scale qin music in ancient China. It is a very famous drum and qin music in the history of Chinese music. Ji Kang played this piece before his death, making "Guangling San" "San" is known by people.

Ji Kang Guangling San

In addition to leaving behind precious literature for future generations to study the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ji Kang also left behind valuable music for future generations. Wealth, Ji Kang has been fond of music since he was a child, has a special ability to sense music, and has extremely high talent in playing musical instruments. It is said that Ji Kang was almost self-taught when he came to play the piano.

Ji Kang’s hobby for the harp and its music led people to speculate on him. Along with his music, Ji Kang left beautiful legends to future generations.

Ji Kang had a very expensive qin. For this qin, he sold his family property and asked the minister for a piece of jade. He cut the jade into thin slices and set it on the qin. Ji Kang said: He loved this qin very much and guarded it day and night. Once, Ji Kang's good friend Shan Tao joked that he would cut the qin into pieces while Ji Kang was sleeping. Ji Kang threatened with his life, so that the qin escaped.

The four qin pieces composed by Ji Kang, namely Changqing, Duanqing, Longside and Shortside, are called the "Four Songs of Ji's" and are famous qin tunes in ancient my country. It can be seen that Ji Kang's influence is How big.

Legend has it that someone saw Ji Kang going to the mountains to collect herbs at night, using his long hair to keep warm in the winter, and braiding straw as clothes in the summer. It was precisely because of Ji Kang’s performance, that kind of His informal and free spirit has attracted more and more people's attention in music.

"Guangling San" played by Ji Kang is a piece of music processed by Ji Kang. In the long-term circulation, it affects people like a folk song. It is precisely because Ji Kang played it before his death. It was only after this famous piece of music "Guangling San" that people knew it, and Ji Kang's name has always been associated with "Guangling San". Ji Kang's Reception Poem

"Reception Poem" is a five-character poem written by Ji Kang during the Three Kingdoms period. The whole poem describes the magnanimous life of Ji Kang and the Seven Sages in the Bamboo Forest. The first half of the poem is Writing about the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers makes people feel relaxed and happy. It can be seen that the poet had the emotion of this cocktail party in an extremely relaxed state of mind.

Ji Kang's "Reception Poems"

The "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove" were created during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Most of them had difficult official careers. In order to avoid being killed as officials in the imperial court, they They began to search for goals in pursuit of a higher realm of life. Sometimes they wrote poems and played the piano to express their laments about the unfairness of the world, and sometimes they climbed high and gazed into the distance to express their lofty ambitions to nature.

After the baptism of nature, they gained spiritual sustenance and joy.

The first half of the poem fully expresses the poet's overflowing happiness. As soon as the word "Le Zai" comes out, it sets the cheerful tone of the whole text. At the beginning, the poet feels great fun because he is in nature and away from officialdom. Facing the wonderful scenery, the poet is intoxicated.

The fragrance of blooming flowers is fragrant, the high platform stands as far as the eye can see, the branches and leaves of the forest are crisscrossed, and the carps play happily in the deep pond. These emotions are all the mysterious side that nature shows to people. How can such a breathtakingly beautiful scenery keep the author from being moved by it.

The artistic conception of the second half of the poem has a clear transition, from description of scenery to lyricism, and the emotion has also changed from the original joy to thinking. Thinking that his friend Ruan Kan could not sell such beautiful scenery, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. However, while drinking, Ji Kang imagined that his friend was by his side, which fully expressed the poet's desire to share this happiness. Feeling.

Behind the poet's happiness due to appreciating the mountains and rivers, there is an inexplicable love, which casts a dark color on the whole poem. This is a major characteristic of Ji Kang's poetry. The characteristics are also the common feelings of poets in the late Wei Dynasty at that time. Ji Kang's poem of deep anger

Ji Kang's poem of deep anger was written by Ji Kang during the Three Kingdoms period. This poem was written by Ji Kang to express his indignation when Lu An was framed. It expressed the melancholy of his life. It reveals the inversion of black and white in this world. The whole poem clearly expresses Ji Kang's own position. He firmly opposes Sima's political attitude and will fight against this unfair society to the end.

Poem of Anger