Research on the Chronological Tables of the Two Tang Dynasties System

Author: Sun Xiaohui
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is based on the "Corrections and Explanations of the Music Records in the Two Tang Histories," and is part of the mentor's research plan for the discipline construction of Chinese Music Literature Studies. The thesis is divided into two parts: Part 1, "Sources of the Music Records in the Two Tang Histories," and Part 2, "Research on the Ritual Music System of the Tang Dynasty." The full text provides a comprehensive review and description of Tang Dynasty yayue (court music) literature and the evolution of its institutional framework. The writing revolves around two major themes: historical source research and institutional research. Specifically, it examines the process by which Tang Dynasty people recorded musical matters to identify the sources of the "Music Records in the Two Tang Histories," and investigates the nature and structure of Tang Dynasty yayue by studying the ritual system, which serves as the foundation of this musical tradition. Additionally, the author argues that all spiritual phenomena depend on a certain material basis for survival. Therefore, finding musical writings of a particular era essentially means uncovering the musical thought of that time. As such, this thesis takes the compilation, organization, and reinterpretation of Tang Dynasty music texts as its fundamental approach to research.