乐而不淫,哀而不伤——关于孔子的"和"的音乐美学思想

“和“是孔子音乐思想的核心.这一思想涵盖两个方面的内容:首先是“乐和“,即指音乐自身的婉转柔和,雍容典雅,强弱适度,高低和谐.其次是“人和“,即音乐与人之间的和谐.“人和“最直接的体现就是音乐与人的互相影响.什么样的思想感情,就会产生什么样的音乐旋律,什么样的音乐旋律也会影响到人们产生不同的感受和性情.基于这样的原因,所以孔子提出了“乐而不淫,哀而不伤“的儒家的“和“的音乐思想.只有在音乐的创作和欣赏中保持“和“的思想,才能实现音乐的表现力以及音乐欣赏的最高境界.

Harmony: Confucius Music Thought

" Harmony " is the core of Confucius music thought. This thought covers two aspects.First is the " Harmony "of the music itself: gentle,graceful,elegant,and moderate.Next is the " Harmony "between people and the music.Its most direct manifests is the music and person's mutual influence. Different thoughts and feelings,produce different music melody,and also different music melody cause different thoughts and feelings.Therefore Confucius proposed his music thought of" Harmony ".That is "moderate happiness,moderate sadness".If people stick to " Harmony " in music creation and music appreciation,they can realize the best of the music performance strength as well as the music esthetic.