Research On "Cao Man Lu"

"Caomanlu" is a relatively complete music book in the Ming and qing dynasties.A large number of literatures,which involve a wide variety of bibliographies,are authoritative.Hu shian was a transitional figure in the late Ming and qing dynasties.He had been an official and had been a prisoner in the Ming and qing dynasties.The ups and downs of fortune have made hu's ideas and life experiences different from the general literati,and the literature collection and arrangement of music will not become rigid.There are four ten volumes in the "operation Caomanlu record",which are the sound of the separation of the sound,the music,the pen and the string.It includes music theory and the violin,the lute,the lute,the ruan,the zither,the construction,the konghou and other silk bamboo instruments,music in theory from the five sounds,the system of music and other aspects of the elaboration;Music instruments,from the perspective of the origin of Musical Instruments,then details the material,system,style,tuning,etc.,and in every roll after verses and other literary works to more direct expression of the content and supplement.The book,"the operation of Caomanlu",is a comprehensive,comprehensive and rich source of historical materials.The e shows the music thought and system of the author.Every view and evaluation has strong historical records and rigorous authority,which can be of great help to the studyditor not only summarizes the achievements of the existing literature history,but also of music in the Ming and qing dynasties even before.