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Modern Social Science Research. 2025; 5: (8) ; 10-13 ; DOI: 10.12208/j.ssr.20250300.

The audible and the inaudible: reflections on the aesthetic thoughts of music in the Laozi
有声之乐,无声之乐:对《老子》音乐美学思想的思考

作者: 向清全 *

武汉音乐学院音乐学系 湖北武汉

*通讯作者: 向清全,单位:武汉音乐学院音乐学系 湖北武汉;

发布时间: 2025-08-27 总浏览量: 77

摘要

《老子》又名《道德经》,相传为周守藏室史老子(老聃)所著。《老子》一书言简意赅,全书五千言中,包含四处关于音乐的命题,即“音声相和”“五音令人耳聋”“乐与饵,过客止”“大音希声”。本文结合古人对《老子》的注解与今人的研究,首先从内化于心中之音、外合于自然之声两个层面,探讨无声之乐“大音”;其次针对有声之乐“音声”“五音”展开分析,试图从中把握《老子》“道”之下的音乐美学思想。

关键词: 《老子》;“道”;“和”;“大音希声”;“音声相和”

Abstract

Laozi (also known as Dao De Jing), traditionally attributed to Laozi(Lao Dan), an archivist of the Zhou dynasty, is renowned for its concise and profound wisdom. Within its five thousand characters, the text presents four key propositions on music: "tones and sounds harmonize with each other", "the five tones deafen the ear", " music and feasts detain the passing guest", and "the greatest music is faintly heard". Drawing upon classical commentaries and contemporary scholarship, this paper first explores the concept of "inaudible music" from two dimensions: the sound internalized within the mind and the sound harmonized with nature. Subsequently, it analyzes "audible music," specifically the notions of "tones and sounds" and "the five tones". Through this analysis, the study aims to elucidate the musical aesthetic thought within the Laozi, grounded in its foundational concept of the Dao (the Way).

Key words: Laozi; Dao (the Way); He ( Harmony); "The Greatest Music is Faintly Heard"; "Tones and Sounds Harmonize with Each Other"

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引用本文

向清全, 有声之乐,无声之乐:对《老子》音乐美学思想的思考[J]. 现代社会科学研究, 2025; 5: (8) : 10-13.