The Reform of Ceremonial Music and the Construction of New Music in the Huizong Period of the Song Dynasty

Abstract

The Song Dynasty attached great importance to the performance of ceremonial music, and the Northern Song Dynasty experienced six large-scale music discussions. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was a renowned artistic emperor with a unique aesthetic outlook on music. His personal aesthetic led to the sixth reform of the Northern Song Dynasty’s ceremonial music, which created the Dasheng music with the personal element of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. After the formation of music, Yuefu was created. Dasheng Fu and Dasheng music can be said to be the pinnacle of Song Huizong’s personal pursuit. He attempted to fulfill his political ideals by playing Dasheng music. It can be said that the sixth reform of the Northern Song Dynasty was a selfperformance by Song Huizong.