中西音乐审美比较

中国音乐发展自然过渡、一脉相承 ;西方音乐发展呈块状结构和阶段性特征。中国音乐体现为单纯的横线性织体思维 ,以线条为主 ;西方音乐倾向于纵横交叉的立体状织体思维 ,更讲究和声。中国音乐语言偏重心理 ,略于形式 ,极富变量 ,为开放性结构 ;西方音乐形式严谨 ,结构具有封闭性特征。中国音乐尚善尚美 ,追求虚静空灵的意境 ,注重感觉 ;西方音乐讲究理性与情感的统一 ,追求力度与强度 ,乐思明晰而实在。

The Esthetic Contrast between Chinese Music and Western Music

Chinese music always develops in a smooth and natural manner, while western music experiences stages or "blocks" of development; Chinese music is more linear while western music is more dynamic with its focus on harmony; Chinese music is more spiritual than formal with rich variations and open structures, while western music is more strict in form and more closed in structure; Chinese music caters for the senses with its pursuit of the kind and the beautiful, and the emptiness and peacefulness, while western culture upholds the unity of reason and the senses with its emphasis on power and strength, and clarity and practicality of ideas.