EASIA224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Yellow Emperor, Confucianism, Fuxi
4 Jan 2016
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Lecture 7: pre confucian->unbroken confucian tradition tremendous amount of information in music traditions because scholars kept a very good record of timeline dating back since 4000 years. Yellow emperor: created the systematized pitch, trademark of his rule. Confucius admired the yao, shun because he felt that they were ideal and the music and modes as god gave the emperor the power to rebalance. Central role for the ritual music in government. Tangible point of connection between foncuius and ealy china. Legendary period source for philosophized music of zhou dynasty confucious rationalized cosmos, not controlled by supernatural forces but really by us we control through our own behaviour, Ritual music a central part of cosmological beliefs. To confucius music is a moral educator.
