西周《大武》乐章及其演变考论

西周《大武》乐章曾经过武王、成王、康王三代的演变和逐步增益。《大武》所奏六诗均保存于今《诗经.周颂》中。《武》即武王时之《大武》;成王时把武王克商后所作四首颂诗全部配用于《大武》;康王时＂定乐歌＂又增益成王时所作二诗入《大武》,《左传》、《礼记》等所言六成《大武》即定型于此时。《大武》乐章的发展演变,既符合古乐发展演变的实情,亦符合古人用诗的实情和规律。

The Movement of Da Wu in Western Zhou Dynasty and Its Evolvement

The movement of Da Wu in Westem Zhou Dynasty experienced the evolvement through the three kings of Zhou Dynasty, namely Wu, Cheng and Kang. The six songs in the movement of Da Wu are collected in the chapter of Eulogies to Zhou in Classic of Poetry. The reign of the three kings of Zhou Dynasty respectively witnessed some addition to the original Da Wu. The evolvement of this movement conforms to the development of Chinese ancient music and the way of ancient Chinese in employing poems. New look should be taken into the understanding of the illustration of Da Wu in Chinese ancient books. The creation and evolvement of Da Wu should be perceived from the perspective of development.