Abstract:The qranzhen Taoism rhyme music includes two kinds of tunes, quanzhen standard one and local area one. Since that the quanzhen Taoism rhyme music was based on the inheritance of traditional Taoism mus...The qranzhen Taoism rhyme music includes two kinds of tunes, quanzhen standard one and local area one. Since that the quanzhen Taoism rhyme music was based on the inheritance of traditional Taoism music, and assimilation of the secular music, therefore, its structural level and the expression shape are presented two kinds: ya showed the content of Taoist cultivate his moral character, and su (secular) represented the religion of ghosts and gods, pray for blessings and to avert a misfortune. The cultural characteristic of ya and su was closely linked to its societal stratum and surroundings, and it was the literati music and the folk one concentrated reflected in the quanzhen Taoism rhyme music. However, the Taoist did not just copy the secular music, but to use the expression of Taoism playing it. The secular music to be Taoism had own historical origination, it was suit to the change of ancient Chinese ethos and consistent to the development of quanzhen Taoism itself.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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