Faqu
Tang-Song court music of ritual and refined gatherings
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Faqu is a category of Tang-Song court music: often tied to ritual, refined gatherings and court ceremony, with a clear, elegant style for voices and instruments, in contrast to the banquet spectacle of daqu.
It differs from daqu: faqu is more refined, daqu more festive; it differs from yayue too: yayue is state sacrificial music, faqu is closer to refined music inside the court. The usual mistake is to equate faqu with Buddhist music — it has religious roots but is not the same as temple ritual music.
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Sources
- 法曲的来源与唐宋用法，参《中国音乐词典》与 Grove "China"；本文为原创表述
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