著名美学家和艺术学家彭吉象先生在其所著的《艺术学概论》(高等院校艺术教育教材,高等教育出版社2002年7月第1版)中,把音乐划人“表情艺术”类中。彭先生阐释说:“所谓表情艺术,是指通过一定的物质媒介(音响、人体)来直接表现人的情感,间接反映社会生活的这一类艺术的总称,它主要指音乐、舞蹈这两门表现性和表演性艺术。”(见该书第169页) 音乐是世界上最古老的艺术之一,也是最普及的艺术之一。因此,音乐具有广泛而重要的社会功能,这些社会功能又主要表现在以下三大方面,现分别作粗浅分析。 A.教化功能音乐对人的思想感情,有着潜移默化的教育功能,可简称为“教化功能”。 Renowned esthetician and artist Mr. Peng Jixiang put his music in the “Art of Expression” (Higher Education Art Education Textbook, Higher Education Press, 1st edition, July 2002) in. Mr. Peng explained: “The so-called expression art refers to the general term of this kind of art that directly reflects human emotions through certain material media (audio, human body) and indirectly reflects social life. It refers mainly to the two aspects of music and dance Expressive and Performing Arts. ”(See page 169 of the book) Music is one of the oldest art in the world and one of the most popular art. Therefore, music has a wide range of important social functions. These social functions are mainly reflected in the following three aspects. A. Enlightenment function Music on people’s thoughts and feelings, with subtle educational functions, can be referred to as “enlightenment function.”