From The Perspective Of Chinese Confucianism Ritual, The Folk Music Style And Aesthetic Characteristics Of "Poya Songbook" In Southwestern China

Abstract

The “Poya Songbook” in southwest China exists in 81 different forms of symbols. However, in the symbolic representation, 81 different symbolic patterns represent 81 different poems and lyrics, which are influenced at a radial distance of 5 km. The purpose of this study is to explore the ritualistic characteristics of Confucianism established by 81 songs, and to study the traditional and poetic classical aesthetic characteristics of Poya Songbook under the narrative structure of Chinese “Li" through musical melody and notation analysis. The special traditional theatrical elements of lyrical content and melodic continuous narrative Qupai Liantao (Zhugong Diao) are obtained. The research method is a combination of ethnomusicology and history. Data collection includes participatory observations, interviews, field surveys, and literature and historical documents. The results show that the aesthetic characteristics are derived from the ritual social function requirements of “Li" and “Yue" of Confucianism in the Western Zhou Dynasty of China. The style of folk music has a narrative and the poetic nature of traditional Chinese aesthetics, and the relevant differences in socio-cultural and environmental backgrounds are also one of the reasons for the differences in style.