“音乐是人类的通用语”已经遭到中西民族音乐学者的强烈反对。早在20世纪早期,比较音乐学家就以对抗世界文化大一统为己任,倡导全人类文化的多样性,研究世界民族的多声音、多体系以及人类所形成的对音乐的各种运用。然而,认识这些音乐样式却并非易事,大多数音乐学研究都习惯将音乐作为独立的单元来看待,从族群、地区乃至国家,音乐被当作类似语言的体系来研究,识得某种音乐的典型性特征与音乐的界限。音乐不 “Music is the universal language of mankind” has been strongly opposed by Chinese and Western ethnic music scholars. As early as the early 20th century, comparative musicologists took the responsibility of confronting world culture as their own responsibility. They advocated the diversity of all human cultures and studied the multi-voices and multi-systems of the world’s nations and the various uses of music that were formed by mankind. However, knowing these music styles is not an easy task. Most musicological studies are accustomed to taking music as an independent unit. Music, from ethnic groups, regions and even countries, is studied as a language-like system to recognize certain kinds of music The typical characteristics and music boundaries. Music is not