Taoist monastery, instrument in the family in the early days of the Taoist music, now can see not much.Northern wei Ming emperor god Switzerland two years (AD 415) KouQian "cloud alto recite", namely "ode to huaxia", step "virtual", is a Taoist music earlier in writing.

Taoism in the tang dynasty because of emperor worship,.Gao Zongling musicians make way;After wu attaches great importance to the Taoism, once the teaching fang was renamed YunShao mansion;Xuan zong not only make monks, minister pressed curve, is personally the Taoism music, correcting some monks singing and correct the wrong at that time."Ce fu yuan GUI" 54th cloud: tianbao ten years (AD 751) in April, xuan zong "in dojo step close to teach the Taoist phonology" virtual.Tang dynasty Taoist music on the one hand, influenced by the court, on the other hand, unceasingly absorbs the western folk music, music of nutrients, such as "no worry" instead of "the long huan", "the old life of" instead of "tianbao longevity", "Sue romy" instead of "l chaoyang", "qiuci Buddhism music" instead of "jinhua hole really" and so on.Taoism music in the tang dynasty got greater development and improve.

Tang five dynasties period, the Taoist music continue to absorb the folk music, Zhang Rehai said in the theory of xuan altar KanWu no.17: five generations built with music, continue to "guang Chen miscellaneous, song yu noon, noted in ginseng".Until when the northern song dynasty, was now to see the first Taoist music of spectral set - "your letter make", which recorded from tang dynasty to the word of the song dynasty, a total of 50 first, is an extremely important Taoist music literature.South to era, Taoist music is popular in the vast region of Yangtze river valley, and as more people understand and like, "no 箓 lent huang made ChengYi volume 57, said:" ShiSu...Xi voice think yue ", that is to say, Taoism was ZhaiJiao, for the use of vocal and instrumental music is more exquisite quality of work (xi), and the exquisite has already become a kind of culture in monks and people (ShiSu).To sing, play the quality of the proposed acquisition - professional requirements, is the Taoist music in the tang dynasty after the inevitable result to continue to develop and improve.

Classification of the instrument of Taoism in Ming dynasty by department, Taoist music not only has the new development, and more standardized, has entered a stage of "shape", so to speak.Ming emperor, and out of a Taoist music spectrum set - "daming to drive makes profound teaching movement", the book with our traditional GongChe notation, records the word 14.We set from the spectrum and daming xuan teaching made into ZhaiJiao instrument, such as "the virgin peacock king Ming jing books as you can see, in the Ming dynasty Taoist music is extremely rich, both from the old music of tang, song, yuan, and absorb the north-south qu tone's new system, as well as directly with folk songs and music, such as" qingjiang guide ", "change", "tea plucking song" and so on.Of late Ming dynasty Ye Mengzhu in his book "see the world made up of nine, illustrate childhood listening Taoism music and old age can see hear the difference in Taoism music, change fast development of Taoist music is not very understanding, marveling at his Taoist music you hear" shang carved feather, halcrow strike, unexpectedly with the optimal play ".Visible, in the Ming dynasty Taoist music has has the high art level.

Since the late Ming dynasty, Taoism gradually decline, but the folk Taoist activities, are still very popular.Not even the century 40 s, Taoism ZhaiJiao ceremony in jiangnan and the southern provinces of the rural is still prevalent, which makes traditional Taoism music basically preserved in the Ming dynasty to modern times.

By reviewing the history of this simple above, we can see that the Taoism music has more than one thousand five hundred years of development history, it contains a solo, sing, sing, drumming, and the wind/percussion music instrumental ensemble and so on many kinds of music form, the ZhaiJiao hurrying, constantly change, in the form of flexible combination, just as its exhibit called god sent, momentum majestic scenes;Suppression of evil spirit, running down a peg or two;Look forward to good crop weather, the mood of supplication, quietism, celestial dimly discernible artistic conception.For Taoism ZhaiJiao added solemn and intense atmosphere, give a person with the ear listen can be "impressive.Taoist music's long history and its artistic achievement, illustrates it is supposed to be one part of Chinese traditional music culture essence.

In addition, the Taoist music with the Chinese feudal society for a long time in the farmer's production and life, has a very close relationship.From three hundred and twenty volumes "book imparted spi dhi degrees of gold", it can be found that the agricultural production and lifeThe flood, pests, lightning, plague, injuries, died, prolong life, and so on are included in the content of the Taoist ZhaiJiao.For these ZhaiJiao instrument production and evaluation, is the task of the religion, and here I am trying to make is: ZhaiJiao religious ceremony is a certain historical conditions the needs of the people, therefore, used ZhaiJiao Taoism music, also is in the service of that need.Any kind of music, from the needs of the people and society, it is impossible to produce and develop, also can't be saved.Taoist music can after thousands of years by monks from generation to generation, it is the need of society, and the main is the result of the farmers need in Chinese feudal society for a long time.

Please see "Shanghai autonomy", the chorography, one notices when it comes to guangxu dynasty, "Shanghai in the summer and fall, residents and confused in RangXie said, often set the altar built jiao, in the wild, SAP is expensive" (page 138).Beijing national music institute) of the religious music of "Taoist music" chapter also said: "hengshan Taoist music is so famous, not only in local was invited to practice more opportunities, but also has often been to guangzhou, please go to it".Mr Li Minxiong book zhejiang folk percussion music research, in lists of zhejiang rural ZhaiJiao prevailing situation also pointed out: after "in the old society, the cultural life of the village live is very poor, therefore, the dojo almost has become a very important in people's cultural life of a project".I thought here described "extremely important" a project, not means that Chinese farmers susceptible to Taoism, it should be said that the religious beliefs of Chinese farmers is relatively weak, and not fully.So-called "extremely important" a project, on the one hand, is refers to ZhaiJiao related to production and living.Under the condition of the history of the past, farmers to produce a good harvest, the life and peace, and in addition to seek "immortal" bless, what else can way?Taoism music, on the other hand, as a kind of historical tradition and have a certain artistic level of music, for religious ideas is not very strong farmers, in addition to the requirements of their faith, they may be more as a has certain appreciation value of monks "performance".The pet phrase of folk known as the "dojo", for farmers, the "look" and the theatre, watching dragon lantern "look", no difference.I think that, in China's feudal society, perhaps only this historical tradition and relatively rich music, is for the class of the lowest layer of farmers as the viewer to enjoy.This is a kind of has a historical tradition of any other professional music didn't do it, they are not like Taoism music has so much "audience".Taoist music is for the people of faith needs and the needs of art appreciation, thus can continue to develop until today.In Taoism since the beginning of the sound recite more than one thousand years, the history of music popular the rise and decline, "fu", "teaching", "temple" too often have many music officer, musicians, faculty, but the data which and how many music and sound to today?A large number of handed down just some textual records, an example of this is really there.Compared with the end of the music, Taoist music can calculate is a "survivor".Taoism music, of course, also have a lot of lost in history, but depending on the needs of people and society, relying on the Taoist temple, Taoist organization is relatively stable, can make the Taoism music in the form of descendants, so that it may take a lot of ancient ancient music and folk music kept to this day, become one of the treasure house of ancient music of "unique", to be an integral part of Chinese traditional culture essence.