1, Han Yuefu and Xin Yuefu are different in concept and nature:
Han Yuefu: Yuefu was first established in the Qin Dynasty, and it was an institution under the "Shaofu" at that time to manage the teaching and learning of music and dance aria.
New Yuefu: A poetic innovation movement initiated by Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen in the mid-Tang Dynasty centered on the creation of new Yuefu poems.
2. The standards of works of Han Yuefu and Xin Yuefu are different:
Han Yuefu:
In the early Han Dynasty, Yuefu did not exist. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived in Liu Che, he rebuilt Yuefu when he held a ceremony in the suburbs. Its duty is to collect folk songs or literati's poems for music, so as to prepare for the court's performance at sacrifices or banquets.
The poems it collected were later called "Yuefu Poetry" or "Yuefu Poetry" for short.
Later, those who were unhappy were also called Yuefu or Quasi-Yuefu.
New Yuefu:
In the history of ancient literature, the new Yuefu, that is, the new topic Yuefu, is relative to the ancient Yuefu.
It refers to a kind of Yuefu poem that uses new themes to write current events, and no longer takes whether it is enjoyable as the standard.
Second, the old topic of Han Yuefu:
The old topic of Han Yuefu is a poem topic of Han Yuefu, which is relative to the new topic of New Yuefu.
Extended data:
The artistic features of Han Yuefu;
1. The biggest and most basic artistic feature of Han Yuefu is narrative.
2. Express the character's character through the character's language and actions.
3. The language is simple, natural and full of emotion.
4. The forms are free and diverse, including three words, four words, five words, six words and miscellaneous words, among which the most commonly used are emerging miscellaneous words and five-word poems.
5, the color of romanticism.
Features of new Yuefu:
1, use a new question type. Since Jian 'an, most of the songs written by literati are based on current events and follow ancient topics, often with limited content and inconsistent topics. Bai Juyi writes current affairs with new topics, so it is also called "New Topic Yuefu".
2. Write current events. After Jian 'an, writers have their own innovative themes, but most of them have nothing to do with current affairs. Writing new themes and current events began with Du Fu. Bai Juyi followed the tradition and stabbed the reality with the new Yuefu.
3, not to enter the music or not as a measure. Many new Yuefu poems are to taste the "songs broadcast in the movement". Musically, it has the name of Yuefu, but in content, it directly inherits the realistic spirit of Han Yuefu and is a real Yuefu.
Baidu encyclopedia-HanYueFu
Baidu Encyclopedia-New Yuefu (Poetry Innovation Movement)