On The Role Of Music And Dance In The Western Zhou Dynasty Ritual Reflects And Civilization

Based on "the ritual music theory in the western Zhou dynasty and the embodiment of civilization and action" as the topic, the main points are the following five chapters:The first chapter is the introduction. We believe that if we put the dance accompanied by ritual music on the high point of the civilization of western Zhou dynasty’s ritual music development, then the embodiment and function of civilization of western Zhou ritual music has certain research value and significance. However, at present, the academic circle’s research of the relationship between them is still leaving much to be desired. Based on the field survey method, theoretical research, analysis and other scientific and effective methods on this topic research, this article is trying to reach a certain goal of innovation, and obtain the expected innovation achievement.The second chapter talks about process of the western Zhou dynasty ritual music civilization’s development. Ceremony is the reason, namely law, also is the human life order, standard. The ritual’s significance is through the reasonable control of human desire, to make a harmonious relationship between person and nature, man and society and, so that is gift. Ceremony is not assuming, so it contains a ruling order, the state system, etc. Ritual music is comprehensive; the ancients regarded the ritual music as politics, music as the harmony symbol of harmonious social. The western Zhou dynasty on the basis of inheriting old ritual music, through making ritual music to create a complete set of system of ritual music system, make the ritual music be the strategy of the western Zhou dynasty, ritual music civilization to has a far-reaching effect on later generations.The third chapter is the development situation of western Zhou dynasty dance accompanied by music. Dance originated in the original human life needs, with the development of the society, the entertainment function and political function becomes more and more serious, and rulers so as to the policy, are widely used in all kinds of political, social, sacrifice and so on, make the dance specialization, ritualized degree continuously improve. The western Zhou dynasty music in the former generation based on the dance accompanied by music, not only to have the special dance accompanied by music education and the music dance accompanied by music of the former generation has been used for itself, music and caste, combining to create a strict music system, etiquette in the western Zhou dynasty music society has important social value.The fourth chapter is the embodiment and function of the dance accompanied by music in the "five rites". The rich and colorful dance accompanied by music of the Zhou dynasty, Zhou dynasty, the ritual complicated music often coordinated each kind of ritual and music, it can be said to etiquette plays a very important role. Zhou dynasty complicated etiquette with "five rites" is given priority to, including Jilin, fierce, courtesy, objective, courtesy, military salute, and marriage ceremony. The dance accompanied by music often played with "five rites", in the "five rites" it plays an important role, and in "fierce rite",there was little with joy person, should say is a special case.The fifth chapter talks about the contribution of the dance accompanied by music promoting the development of the Zhou dynasty’s ritual music civilization. In the western Zhou dynasty, between the dance accompanied by music and ritual music, there is a close relationship between them, the dance accompanied by music closely cooperated with ritual, reflecting the level of etiquette, sometimes for etiquette and create atmosphere, and to a certain extent, it becomes the carrier of customs. In the western Zhou dynasty period, music has generalized meaning which covered the dance, or even poetry. Music as the important part of ritual music civilization, made an order to train the ideal personality as the gentleman personality, for the western Zhou dynasty ritual music civilization it has made a great contribution, but also to the feudal society of China it had made a profound impact.In short, ritual music culture as a treasure house of Chinese national art, basing on the inheritance of foregoing ritual music basis and through making system and formation of ritual music civilization,which have had a profound impact to the later generations, the ritual, and music itself is worth us to study, to expound and study of the relationship between ritual and music is also meaningful and valuable.