谈音乐的社会属性

论述了音乐的社会属性。指出音乐是社会的产物，反映社会的兴衰治乱；音乐家是社会的一员，其思想情感无不打上时代的烙印；音乐与社会是互动的，任何一方的变化都与另一方的变化相互关联着。举例分析了社会条件为音乐发展提供了机会，同时也制约着音乐的发展。认为过分强调音乐的工具性，会背离音乐艺术的本质，陷入文化教条。

On the Social Attributes of Music

The social attributes of music are expounded. It is pointed out that music is the product of the society, reflecting its prosperity and declining; musicians are one part of society, deeply effected or marked by ages on emotions and thoughts; music interacts with society, which means they are in a reciprocal relation of a chain reaction. Examples are listed to analyze that social conditions provide chances for the music development, on the contrary, the development of music is restrained by society. It holds that music as a kind of tools which is put too much emphasis on would deviate from the nature of musical arts and sink into cultural dogma.