Kangzong: Attaching importance to Gagaku and recognizing the popular music Tang Suzong believed that the reconstruction of liturgical music was an important way to appease people's hearts, and to revitalize music and dance with considerable energy after taking the throne. Because of the loss of musicians and the serious destruction of ceremonial instruments by the war, Suzong personally threw himself into the restoration of liturgical music, showing great determination to revitalize the government.
Emperor Suzong focused on the revision of the music and dance, and as another aspect of the re-cultivation of music and dance, the court Yanle was also revived to a certain extent, and even its revival exceeded that of the gagaku. On the one hand, Emperor Suzong took a series of measures to restore liturgical music.
First of all, Emperor Suzong attached great importance to the reconstruction of Taichang Gagaku, from dance costumes, musical instruments, musicians to music movements. According to historical records, after Emperor Suzong restored the two capitals, he ordered Taichang Shaoqing to make costumes and big dances in Xiu Lie, and "the second dance of the music workers began to prepare".
Not only that, Suzong also personally participated in and supervised the revision of the Yaqu, showing a high level of music. According to the Tongdian, Emperor Suzong once said to Yu Xiulie: "The ancient saints made music to meet the sum of heaven and earth, to conform to the order of yin and yang." And then people do not die, and things do not shelter from disease. ...... Than enjoy the suburban temple, every time you listen to the music, or the palace merchants are not lun, or the bell is lost.
You can bring the bell to the end and be fixed in the inner. So the fate was too often entered, And Suzong carefully tested the instrument, and once he found that there was an error, he ordered someone to remake or grind and modify it. Emperor Suzong also personally went to the Three Halls to investigate the level of musicians, and only those who combined the five tones could be sent to Taichang to serve.
In addition, Emperor Suzong also made thirty-one chapters of music and sent them to the Taichang Temple for use in the temple. However, the music and dance of the Suzong Dynasty were much simpler than those of the previous generation. The "Literature Examination" records: "The rebellion of Tianbao, Suzong Kefu two capitals." Since the beginning of the German Dynasty, only the Zhengdan Hanyuan Hall has been congratulated, set up a palace frame, and made a great sacrifice from the Yu Temple, but there is a song and no altar in the lower court. ”
It can be seen that although the Sect strives to restore Lile, due to the huge impact on the economy and even the entire social structure after the chaos, Lile can no longer return to its previous situation. Another aspect of Suzong's view of music and dance is the recognition of folk music. After Emperor Suzong returned to Beijing, the pear garden was rebuilt.
Xuanzong and Yang Guifei enjoyed life, which was largely associated with the music and dance performances of the disciples of Liyuan. Before the Anshi Rebellion, it was the flourishing period of pear gardens in the Tang Dynasty. Pear Garden disciples played an important role in court entertainment, the size of Pear Garden also expanded, and the close relationship between Xuanzong and Pear Garden disciples also made Pear Garden disciples extremely famous.
The Tang Yulin once recorded that Hu Yan, a disciple of Pear Garden, was offended, and Xuanzong even interceded personally. These all reflect the heyday of the pear garden before the Anshi Chaos. However, the Anshi Rebellion dealt a fatal blow to the pear garden, and the pear garden quickly declined in a short period of time. Du Fu's sentence "Jiangnan Feng Li Gui Year" Yun: "It is common in the qi king's mansion, and Cui Jiutang has heard it several times before."
It is the good scenery of Jiangnan, and the flower fall season is also the king. "Li Guinian was a famous musician during the Yuan and Tianbao years, named for his singing, and was once favored by Xuanzong and became extremely popular. However, after the Anshi chaos, Li Guinian went into exile to sell folk songs for a living, and met Du Fu, who was also chaotic and turbulent. Du Fu was quite emotional, so he gave this poem.
Well-known artists such as Li Guinian are still in the libics, while the lives of other ordinary Pear Garden disciples after the chaos are conceivable. Another example is that "Biji Manzhi" quotes such a story in the "Miscellaneous Records of Lefu": Lingwu Lashi Li Lingyao put wine, and the guest surname Lu sang "Hemanzi", all of which are called wonderful.