中国古代“八音”中的“石”类乐器,是指磬。在所有的古代乐器中,磬的历史最为久远,可以追溯到石器时代。石器时代,人类劳作的工具主要是石器,在制作这些工具时叮当作响的优美的声音,诱发了人类制石磬用于娱乐的最初的灵感。人类早年对声音的感悟也表现在石磬上,郭沫若说“以手击磬耳得之而成声”,声音的声字就得之于甲骨文中的磬字。 原始乐舞中,磬的使用极为普遍。“击石拊石,百兽率舞”就是描写先民戴着野兽的面具,随着击磬石的节奏跳舞的热烈场面。到商代,磬作为乐队主宰的地位已经确立,《诗经·商颂》唱到:“(革兆)鼓渊渊,(口慧)(口慧)管 In ancient China, the “stone” type of musical instrument in “Eight Sounds” means 磬. Among all the ancient instruments, the longest in history, dating back to the Stone Age. In the Stone Age, the tools humans used to work were mainly stone tools, and the beautiful sound of the bells ringing in the making of these tools inspired the initial inspiration of human stone for recreation. Early human perception of the sound is also reflected in the stone, Kuo Mo-jo said that “the hand hit 磬 ears come to sound,” the sound of the word is derived from Oracle 磬 word. In the original dance, the use of 磬 is extremely common. “Hit the stone, the rate of dance of the hundred animals” is to describe the ancestors wearing a mask of the beast, with the beating stone rhythm of dancing warm scene. To the Shang dynasty, 磬 as the band dominated the status has been established, “Book of Songs” to sang: "(leather trillion) Drum deep, (mouth Hui) (mouth Hui) tube