北管音乐,是台湾传统音乐中的特色乐种之一。“北管”一词之由来,至今仍各有说法,从广义来说,北管音乐是指“南管”(或称“南音”)之外的其他音乐;再局限一点的说法则是,“南管”以外、由福建以北传入的音乐的通称;狭义的说法则是专指乱弹音乐。本文结合文献阅读及田野工作的观察心得,试图说明台湾北管牌子的物质构成情形。北管的音乐分类于过去有诸多不同说法,现行较常见之划分法是分为:牌子、弦谱、戏曲、细曲等四大类。前二者以器 North tube music, is one of the characteristics of Taiwan’s traditional music. “The origin of the term” north pipe “still claims each other. Broadly speaking, northern music refers to music other than” 南 管 “(or” 南 音 “). In other words, the common name of music imported from north of Fujian outside of ”Nan Guan" refers to music in a narrow sense. This article attempts to illustrate the material composition of Taiwan’s Bei Guan brand based on the literature review and field observations. Northern Music classification of the tube in the past there are many different versions of the current division of the more common law is divided into: brand, string spectrum, drama, fine song and other four categories. The first two devices