What kinds of Yuefu poems are there? What are the ideological and artistic characteristics of Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty?

Yuefu poems can be divided into three categories according to their contents:

First, the ode made by noble literati.

Poetry of suburban temples: used to worship heaven and earth, ancestral halls, Tang Ming and the country. Today, there are songs of worship in the suburbs and songs of Anshifang.

Yanshe Pavilion: used for banquets in the imperial court.

Dance lyrics: elegant dance, miscellaneous dance. Elegant dance is used in suburban temples and banquets; Miscellaneous dances are used for banquets.

Second, military music

Advocating lyrics: it is military music, and the flute is short and the drum is short.

Cross-wind lyrics: it is military music riding on a horse and playing drums.

Third, folk songs.

Harmony Poems: Street Ballads in Han Dynasty. At first, it was just recited at will. The orchestra that is gradually being merged into one is a harmony song.

Lyrics of Qing merchants: originated from three tones, and their contents mostly reflected the life, thoughts and feelings of the people at that time.

Miscellaneous songs and words: there are poems that write the truth, express feelings, tell stories about banquets and travels, and express grievances and struggles. They are called miscellaneous songs because of the old Buddha or foreigners.

Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty are mostly vivid spoken language, cordial and simple, and the combination of narrative and lyric is really touching. The rhyme of Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty is free and flexible. Yuefu poems in the Han Dynasty ingeniously cast dialogues to depict characters, which are full of sound and emotion, making people feel like hearing their voices and seeing their people. Although Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty mostly expressed reality, many of them used romanticism.

Extended data

"Yuefu", formerly the official name, is responsible for composing music, training musicians, collecting poems and folk songs for the court to sing at sacrificial banquets, observing local conditions and customs, and examining political gains and losses. China's poetry collection system has a long history, and Xia Shuyin recorded it. The Book of Songs, which has been handed down to this day, was originally a standard anthology officially promulgated and recognized by the society.

After the Spring and Autumn Period, the system of poetry collection could not be implemented because of the collapse of rites and the constant battles. The unification of the Qin dynasty was short, and everything had to be done. Although there is the name of Yuefu official office, there is still no collection of poems. The Han dynasty inherited the Qin system and the economy was depressed. Yuefu organs can only learn from the past and barely maintain it. After 60 or 70 years of recuperation, by the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national strength was already very strong, so Yuefu expanded its scale and collected poems at night.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, poetry collection became a major event in political life. Emperor Guangwu once "invited people to listen to folk stories", and the emperor sent messengers "traveling incognito to listen to folk stories in counties". This fashion was followed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. During the period of Xiao Liang, the society has changed Yuefu from an official name to a poetic style.

Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long has a special chapter in Yuefu besides Ming poems. Selected Works of Zhaoming and New Poems of Xu Ling Yutai also set up Yuefu columns. Among them, there are both literati poems and folk songs, that is, all poems and songs that can be sung through music are called "Yuefu".

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