远古仪式与信仰是中国传统音乐生长的土壤,传统音乐的产生、发展和完善,都与仪式信仰有着密不可分的关系。中国是古老的农业国家,在蒙昧无知的年代,人们对无法解释的自然灾害怀有一种神秘感与敬重感。因此,他们在精神层面创造了自然的神灵加以崇拜,进而产生了祭祀活动这一物质载体。在祭祀活动中,人们难免对所崇拜的神灵进行模仿,并通过念词等声响来与神灵进行沟通,最初的戏剧与音乐元素便由此产生。一、八蜡之祭的主题 Ancient rituals and beliefs are the soil for the growth of traditional Chinese music. The birth, development and improvement of traditional music are closely related to ritual belief. China is an ancient agricultural country. In the era of ignorance, people have a sense of mystery and respect for unexplained natural disasters. Therefore, they have created the god of nature to be worshiped on the spiritual level, which in turn has given rise to the material carrier of sacrificial activities. In sacrificial activities, people inevitably imitate the worship of the gods, and through the words and other sounds to communicate with the gods, the first drama and music elements will be generated. One, eight wax festival theme