我国“民族音乐”一词的出现,完全是为了强调音乐的民族属性和传承性,即将传统音乐和按传统音乐模式创作的音乐同外来音乐和接受外来音乐影响创作的音乐区分开来。民族音乐这种概念在我国已形成半个多世纪了,不仅业内人士早已取得共识,在广大人民群众中也已深入人心,已成为一种俗成的约定——不要小看约定,约定往往有其天然的合理性,科学拿它也没有办法。如果为了“科学化”,破坏了约定,任意扩大“民族音乐”的外延,最终只能造成失语和混乱。 孔子说:“名不正则言不顺,言不顺则事不成……故君子名之必可言,言之必可行也。”这是至理名言。当前,造成“民族音乐”的“名不可言”,“言不可行”的混乱局面,其始作俑者即“民族音乐新概念”。它不但不能指导人们的行动,反而搅乱了人们的思想,打乱了学科界限,造成学界失语。这一理论只可用于空谈,毫无实用价值。因此,笔者主张恢复“民族音乐”的原概念,即我国的“民族音乐”,仅指传统音乐和按传统音乐模式创作的音乐,而“新音乐”则不是在封闭的民族音乐传统基础上产生的音乐,它更多的是受外来影响形成的音乐,应该强调它的国民性,没有必要强调它的民族性。对于欧洲音乐,欧洲人也并没有成天提醒世人:“这是我们欧洲的民族音乐。”甚至,他们很少把它视为民族音乐 The emergence of “national music” in our country is solely aimed at emphasizing the ethnic attributes and inheritance of music, that is, to distinguish traditional music from music based on traditional music patterns from foreign music and music under the influence of foreign music. The concept of national music has been formed in our country for more than half a century. Not only have people in the industry reached a consensus long ago, but they have also enjoyed popular support among the broad masses of the people. It has become a popular convention - do not underestimate the convention and often stipulate Its natural rationality, science can not get it. If for the sake of being “scientific,” breaking the agreement and arbitrarily broadening the extension of “national music” will eventually lead to aphasia and confusion. Confucius said: “If the name is not correct, the words are not good, then the matter is not accomplished ... Therefore, the name of the gentleman must be said, the words must be.” This is the wisdom of wisdom. At present, the chaos that caused “name speech” and “impracticality” of “national music” is the new concept of “national music”. Not only does it not guide people’s actions, it disrupts people’s thinking, disrupts the boundaries of disciplines, and arouses the academic aphasia. This theory can only be used for empty talk, there is no practical value. Therefore, the author advocates the restoration of the original concept of “national music”, that is, “national music” in our country, only traditional music and music based on traditional music mode, while “new music” is not based on the traditional folk music tradition Music, it is more influenced by the external influence of the formation of music, it should emphasize its national character, there is no need to emphasize its national character. For European music, Europeans do not always remind the world: “This is our European national music.” Even they seldom consider it as national music