Yes, Yaya. Elegant music, that is, elegant and pure music, is ancient Chinese court music, which refers to the music used by emperors to congratulate and sacrifice heaven and earth.

Second, the gagaku system

In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in the etiquette activities of the Zhou Dynasty, it was strictly stipulated that different scenes should use different music. Its main purpose is to edify the aristocrats attending the ceremony with ethical education and create a solemn, solemn, quiet and harmonious atmosphere.

In the Zhou Dynasty, elegant music, law and etiquette together constituted the internal and external pillars of aristocratic rule. It has always been an important part of East Asian music and dance culture.

Thirdly, with the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the development of society, folk music gradually replaced elegant music.

The nobles were tired of elegant music and turned to pop music. For example, as recorded in Yue Ji, Wei Wenhou "listened to ancient music with a crown and dared not lie down; I can never get tired of listening to the voices of Zheng and Wei. " Therefore, Confucius once lamented: "The ceremony collapsed and the music was bad." The elegant music with the ceremony began to have a strong flavor of life, and then gradually became solemn, mysterious and dull.

4. Elegant music originated from Han culture, Yuan and Qing dynasties were established by nomadic people, especially in New China, which had a history of denying traditional culture and was fatal to the inheritance of elegant music.

Elegant music is mostly used in imperial sacrificial ceremonies, such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. Nomads lack inner worship of elegant music, but China's elegant music has not been lost, nor has China's court music, but only the court dance of the Han nationality.

Sacrificial music that appeals to both refined and popular tastes, such as moderate and less music and great music, has been preserved and passed down. However, this exposes a problem. China's elegant music and court music did not enter the traditional music system of China, and the national music departments of major universities did not fully protect and inherit court music, which led to the decline of court music in China. It also leads people to think that China's court music or ceremonial elegant music has been lost, and the Japanese seem to have preserved the wrong concept of elegant music.

Bottom line: gagaku is used for ceremonies. However, it is good that our country has had experience in breaking capitalism and has not completely lost it.