China is a country of poetry and music, with the idea that "great happiness is in harmony with heaven and earth." In Chinese thought, the process of civilization and the change of dynasties are manifestations of the rhythm of the universe, and the cultural activities of human society are also rhythmic movements. The Chinese Book of Songs, Chu Ci, Han Fu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan opera, and even the literature and art of the Ming and Qing Dynasties express a rhythmic and beautiful movement in the history of Chinese culture. The Chinese Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, Han Fu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan operas, and even the literary creations of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are all related to music in a broad sense. In terms of words, they all pursue the rhythm suitable for chanting or singing, and in terms of content, they embody the rhythm and rhythm of heaven and earth. Human heart sounds. From the Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, and Han Fu to Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan operas, and even Ming and Qing literature and art, China has both inheritance and self-independence in content and form, forming a beautiful movement of Chinese culture. Among them, "Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan operas, "Music, Ming and Qing Novels" is the most beautiful note in this movement. The endless energy of life and the various rhythms of life in Tang poetry; the light and sharp artistic conception aesthetics and lingering emotions of life in Song lyrics; the cosmic image of the vast corridors and the suave feelings of the prodigal son in Yuan opera; the Ming and Qing literature and art A colorful picture of human life. It constitutes the melody of China and the United States in the history of Chinese culture.
The history of the Tang Dynasty has opened the most dazzling chapter in ancient China. The Tang Dynasty had enlightened politics, prosperous economy, strong military, free culture, frequent exchanges between China and foreign countries, and strong national power, presenting a glorious situation of prosperity. From the founding of the country by Taizu and the accession of Emperor Taizong to the reign of Emperor Xuanzong for more than 100 years, enlightened politics were adopted, which enabled Li and Tang society to maintain long-term stability and sustained economic development, laying the foundation for the development of cultural undertakings and promoting It led to the overall prosperity of culture and art in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system was implemented to select scholars based on poetry and books. A very important part of the Jinshi examination was poetry writing. The quality of poetry writing was directly related to a person's political future. Recruiting scholars through poetry has institutionally promoted the trend of advocating poetry in the entire society. From feudal emperors to idle literati, from high-ranking officials to people who sell their pulps, everyone is proud to be able to write poems. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty, such as Tang Taizong, Tang Xuanzong, and Tang Dezong, were enthusiastic fans of poetry. They not only often wrote poems themselves, but also often encouraged others to write poems, and vigorously promoted poets, which played a role in the popularization of poetry. A huge boost. Poetry is a huge monument that builds the peak of the cultural history of the Tang Dynasty. Poetry in the Tang Dynasty flourished unprecedentedly, reaching a perfect artistic realm and becoming a cultural symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Poetry was the focus of the artistic spirit of the Tang Dynasty. Poetry not only expressed the poet's thoughts and feelings, but also showed the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty when society was prosperous and the humanistic spirit was high-spirited.
The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was the heyday of the development of Chinese classical poetry and the peak of Chinese classical poetry. Tang poetry is one of my country's outstanding literary heritages and a brilliant pearl in the world's literary treasure house. During the more than 300 years of history of the Tang Dynasty, poetry was particularly prosperous. Tang Dynasty poetry has various genres and styles. The number of their works, the breadth of themes, the richness of content, and the refinement of techniques are all unprecedented. There are more than 48,900 poems that have been passed down to later generations. The prosperity of poetry in the Tang Dynasty created many great poets, and there were particularly many poets in the Tang Dynasty. Some of them were "labeled" by later generations and became "brands", such as the poet Li Bai, the poet Du Fu, and the poet Wang Wei. , Poetry Monster Li He and others. The themes of Tang poetry are very wide, some depict the beauty of the motherland’s rivers and mountains; some praise the just war and express patriotism; some describe personal ambitions and experiences, expressing the joys and sorrows of life; some reflect the social classes of the time from the side. conditions and class contradictions, revealing the darkness of feudal society and so on. In short, everything from natural phenomena, political dynamics, working life, social customs, to personal feelings cannot escape the keen eyes of poets and become the subject matter of their writing. In terms of creative methods, there are both realist and romantic schools, forming an excellent tradition of Chinese classical poetry. In form, there are five-character and seven-character poems, quatrains and rhymed poems. The Tang Dynasty also created modern poetry with a particularly beautiful and neat style, pushing the artistic features of syllable harmony and word refinement of ancient Chinese poetry to unprecedented heights, and finding the most typical form for ancient lyric poetry.
Tang poetry is beautiful. The biggest characteristic of Tang poetry is that it is full of vitality, majestic and colorful, just like spring, when thousands of trees are blooming, showing a prosperous atmosphere. This is the vitality of the Tang Dynasty. Tang poetry is the spark of the vigorous vitality of the Tang Dynasty. Walking into Tang poetry is like walking into a spring forest, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the fragrance assails your nostrils. Tang poetry is mostly known for its richness of spirit and charm. The lines are filled with a full, youthful passion and imagination, gleaming with freedom and joy. Tang poetry has a lively rhythm, and in the continuous and lingering melody, there is a thriving mood. Even the poems that lament the loneliness of life and describe the border battles are smooth, beautiful, and brisk. The pinnacle of poetry in the Tang Dynasty was Li Bai. Relying on his genius imagination, he integrated the elegance of Zhuangzi and the magnificence of Qu Yuan into one, playing the strongest voice of the poetry art of the Tang Dynasty. It was called the sound of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and reached the level of ancient Chinese romance. The pinnacle of literature. Tang poetry is still particularly popular among the people. There is still a popular saying in China: "Read 300 Tang poems by heart, and you can write poems if you don't know how to write them." This shows the Chinese people's love for Tang poetry.
Ci, also known as modern Yuefu and Qinqu, is also known as Shiyu and long and short sentences.
These many names illustrate the close relationship between Ci and music, and have certain internal connections with Han Yuefu, Tang poetry, etc. Song lyrics are lyrics that are sung to match emerging music, and are filled in according to the music and beat of a certain tune. The names of tunes such as "Bodhisattva Man", "Butterfly Love Flower", "Niannujiao", etc. are called "Ci Tiao" or "Ci Pai", and writing lyrics according to the Ci Tune is called "Yi Sheng" or "Ci Ly", which is equivalent to the lyrics of modern songs. The lyrics are developed on the basis of Han Yuefu tunes and Tang poetry rhythms. They use five or seven-character sentence patterns of varying lengths, and varied and iterative rhythms and rhymes to express light and cutting-edge or bold and majestic artistic conceptions and lingering romance. Or impassioned life emotions. The lyrics in the late Northern Song Dynasty concentrated on reflecting the mentality of ancient Chinese literati and became a popular singing style. The singing method of Song lyrics has long been lost, and now it has become a half-bill "dumb word" that has lost its "voice and emotion". However, readers can still feel the beauty of the musical rhythm from the lines of the words, which are either lingering, elegant, impassioned, or melancholy. The poets of the Song Dynasty created acrostic, gyration, The wonderful artistic realm of going back and forth and blending scenes is breathtaking and has an infectious power. If the singing method of Song lyrics can be passed down to the present, it will definitely be no less than the current music scene.
Nowadays, Song lyrics only have "literary feelings" and no sound and music. This is an irreparable and eternal regret in the history of world art