I can only read Xiangyang's paper in short paragraphs. Because I'm completely unfamiliar with the field he involves. Besides, I have never heard of some things he studied. But I feel that he studies music from a broader perspective. Learn music in a comparative way. Xiangyang's thesis is completely academic. Rigorous. Not showing off. It is really textual research.

To tell the truth, my theoretical knowledge of music stays in a relatively narrow angle. After reading Xiang Yang's paper, I feel that my knowledge of musicology should be more extensive in some fields.

I only watched a short paragraph. I read too much to digest.

I can only talk about my feelings in short paragraphs. So it is inevitable to take it out of context. Because reading for a long time, I will look at the front and forget the back. I'm a little uncertain about this concept. Therefore, it is inevitable that my feelings can't convey meaning. Logical confusion. Don't laugh. It is likely that there is also suspicion of stealing the concept.

I want to talk to Xiang Yang about the role of feeling modern music.

I admit that modern music is a pure aesthetic form.

But it seems that modern music is not polite. But it is really utilitarian.

For example, music during the Cultural Revolution. Typically serving politics.

There may be suspicion of stealing concepts here. What I want to say is that the music of the Cultural Revolution is actually very hierarchical. Can only be used to promote political views. It's also a bit like workers, peasants and soldiers can row eight rows.

Contemporary music is more utilitarian. Completely exposed the goods.

Music is attached to economic interests. In ancient times, there was no distinction between ceremony and music. In modern times, economic interests are inseparable from music.

Music has become a real commodity. From this perspective, modern music subverts tradition. There seems to be no ceremony. But I feel that it and ancient music are blood twins. As long as you can make money, let alone eight lines of music and dance, it is ten lines of music and dance. One hundred lines of music and dance can be played by anyone who has money. The so-called democracy also! But it's actually money! So sometimes modern music says kitsch!

And there is a phenomenon that I think is very aesthetic, that is, the guqin music like mountains and rivers in Chun Xue, which has a high musical aesthetic interest among ancient literati. On the contrary, modern music is tolerable!

Look at the modern wedding specifications, as long as there are banknotes. The performance of the wedding band was really outrageous.

I think these are all suggestions for Dr. Xiangyang. Is the function of modern music a little money-driven? Can it be tolerated?

My feelings may be confused, because I only watched a short paragraph. And I didn't compare. So don't laugh at the item!