文明的发展产生了礼制,作为“礼治”象征的礼器,青铜器盛行,用以调节统治阶级内部的秩序,从而维护奴隶主贵族的统治。在对青铜礼器,尤其是青铜乐器的研究中,青铜铭文是最重要、最直接的材料。铭文的内容有乐律铭文、追孝祈福、征伐记功、媵女、宴乐、赏赐、简铭,当然还有一些因为种种原因无法考证其内容。 The development of civilization gave birth to the ceremonial ritual, which served as the symbol of “rite of governance”. Bronzes prevailed in order to regulate the internal order of the ruling class so as to maintain the rule of slave owners. Bronze inscriptions are the most important and direct materials in the study of bronze vessels, especially bronze instruments. Inscriptions include inscriptions on music, chasing after filial piety, conquests, nuns, feast, rewards, and briefs, and of course, there are still a number of reasons for which it is impossible to verify its contents.