我国戏曲音乐持续落后,发展缓慢,其原因究竟何在?这是我们戏曲音乐工作者共同关心的问题,也是几十年来众说纷纭、争吵激烈而迄今不得结果的问题。今天,我所以旧话重提,只是想从戏曲体制方面探其根由,以求抛砖引玉,提高认识,作用现实。一、应正视我国戏曲音乐艺术音乐究竟存在不存在先进与落后?这是个严肃的学术问题,当以事实为据。众所周知,音乐是门特殊的艺术,既有艺术价值,也有科学价值。如果单从艺术角度讲,则近似于文学与绘画,没有先进与落后之分,“今乐”不 What is the reason behind the continuous decline and slow development of Chinese opera music? This is a common concern for our opera music workers. It is also a topic that has been controversial for so many decades and is so furious that so far no result has been achieved. Today, I revert to the old saying that I only want to explore the root causes from the perspective of the traditional opera system in order to raise awareness and enhance the role of reality. First, we should face up to the existential existence of art music in Chinese opera does not exist advanced and backward? This is a serious academic issue, when based on facts. As we all know, music is a special art, both artistic value, but also scientific value. If only from an artistic point of view, it is similar to literature and painting, there is no advanced and backward points, “this music ”