一直到上个世纪50年代,由于西藏社会一直处于封闭状态,其音乐也长时期停留于固有的传统形式。从分类上看,音乐理论界一般把西藏的传统音乐分为四种类型:即宫廷音乐、民间音乐、宗教音乐、戏剧音乐。此外还有一种三分法,就是将戏剧音乐归类为民间音乐。 Until the 1950s, due to the closed society in Tibet, its music remained in its traditional form for a long time. In terms of classification, music theory circles generally divide traditional Tibetan music into four types: court music, folk music, religious music and drama music. There is also a trichotomy that classifies drama music as folk music.