词律的编订与清人对词体特性认知的深化

由于对词体特性尤其是对宋词与宋以后词的音乐特性存在不同的认知,清人展开过作词要不要协律的争论,最终以协律论占据了绝对主导地位。在实际操作层面上,清人通常取唐宋旧词中词名相同者相比勘,以得每一调之规范。其中以《词律》与《钦定词谱》的成就最高。这些格律谱不仅被用来指导创作,而且成为清人廓清词之体制、维护词体特性的有效工具。

A Further Understanding of the Stylistic Features of "Ci" as Reflected in Poetry Compilation during the Qing dynasty

Despite controversies over the stylistic features of "Ci" among scholars during the Qing dynasty,the doctrine ultimately prevails that "Ci" rhythm require consonance.In practice,advocates of such doctrine compared works of "Ci" created during the Tang and Song dynasties with those in the Ming dynasty,which share the same tune so as to identify the rhythmic pattern of each and ever tune.They also found the Rhythm of Poetry and The Regius "Ci" Music Score to be the best,and used them not only as a guide to composition,but also as a useful tool to straighten out and sustain their orthodox notions of "Ci".