远古至战国的先秦时期是我国歌唱艺术的萌芽阶段。这一时期没有系统的技术与理论体系,相关记载也仅散见于各种史书典籍中。直到元代燕南芝庵的《唱论》出世,歌唱艺术才有了对歌唱家、歌曲、种类、调式、技巧、理论等方面的专门论著。先秦的歌唱史料虽散见但并非无迹可循,本文则以“歌曲”为线索来简述这段萌芽阶段的歌谣艺术。 The pre-Qin period from ancient times to the Warring States Period was the embryonic stage of our country’s singing art. There was no systematic system of techniques and theories during this period, and relevant records were found only in various historical books and periodicals. It was not until the “Singing Theory” of Yan Zhizhuan in the Yuan Dynasty was born that singer-songwriter, song, genre, mode, technique, theory and so on had a special treatise on singing art. Although the historical data of the pre-Qin period is scattered but not without any trace, this essay uses “song” as a clue to describe the art of ballad in this embryonic stage.