The relationship between Wu and Da Wu has often been confused by later interpreta-tion since the Little Preface of the Book of Songs discussed them together.Although there are many discussions on the Music Chapter of Da Wu,it has never been clearly defined.From the perspective of dance history,Da Wu was spread all though the Qin,Han,Wei and Jin dynasties and used for worship in the temple,all of which had only dance music but no songs.The Wu recorded in the ear-ly literature is the general music of the Emperor and the princes and Vassal kings.Da Wu is the rit-ual music for the Emperor's,with nine variation to imitate the Way of Zhou.Bai Hu Tong said that the Duke of Zhou combined Zhuo and Xiang as Da Wu,so Wu and Da Wu are not the same music-dance.The Wu Su Ye of the sacrificial rites of the Zhou Temple was used in the ceremony of the emperor's ancestor worship ceremony,and was made by King Wen.The three music-dances are made in King Cheng,King Wu and King Wen periods respectively,their music specifications,dance systems the application of etiquettes are all different,they are three different dances.
关键词
《大武》/无歌辞/《武》/《武宿夜》/乐舞/乐制
Key words
Da Wu/music without lyrics/Wu/Wu Su Ye/music-dance/music system