The Dependence of Chinese Music History Research on Music Historical Materials——Thoughts on the Issues of Chinese Music Historiography(Part Ⅶ)
"Historical materials"are considered as the basis for studying or discussing history.Historical materials science is a discipline that studies the origin,value,and utilization methods of historical materials.It is an auxiliary discipline of history and is closely related to archaeology,philology,archival studies,etc.Chinese music historical materials are various materials needed to study the history of Chinese music.There are numerous historical materials in Chinese musicology,which can be classified into different types according to different standards.Music historical materials science mainly engages in the collection,collation,editing,and compilation of historical materials,distinguishing between historical materials of different values,distinguishing between correct and incorrect records,and determining the absolute and relative ages of historical materials.Music historical materials can be divided into"physical historical materials","oral historical materials",and"written historical materials".The study of Chinese music history must rely on the research results of music historical materials,distinguish between correctly recorded and incorrectly recorded materials,determine the absolute and relative ages of music historical materials,make correct use of music historical materials,and restore the correct historical facts of music in the process of Chinese history.
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