The Influence of Religious Culture on the Style and Concepts of Traditional Chinese Music

Abstract

This paper explores the integration of religious culture and traditional Chinese music, analyzing the manifestation of religious culture in traditional Chinese music and its influence on musical styles and concepts. The paper first summarizes the phenomenon of the fusion of religious music, such as Buddhism and Taoism, with traditional music, and then delves into the specific impacts of religious culture on musical melody, rhythm, structure, and form. In addition, the paper investigates from the perspective of religious philosophical thought the profound influence on traditional music concepts and the attitudes and values of musicians. Finally, through case analysis, it specifically demonstrates the interactive relationship between religious culture and traditional music, summarizes the significant role of religious culture in traditional Chinese music, and looks forward to possible future development trends and research directions of both.