整理/李思 制圖/董怡璇

比音而樂之

　　“比音而樂之”指的是將各種聲音組合為曲調并將它表達出來。“比”，按一定的形式排比組合。“樂”在這里用作動詞，用音樂表達出來。“樂”不只是指聲音的排比組合，還包括與音樂相配的舞蹈。這一命題指人受到外界刺激，內心產生情感波動，從而自然發出各種“聲”。自然狀態發出的“聲”是無變化的單一聲響；如果“聲”有高低、長短、疾徐的變化，就成為“音（樂音）”；把各種不同的“音”加以排比組合，以一定的形式連接起來，就成為曲調，這就是“樂（音樂）”。

Arrange Notes into a Piece of Music

　　Here, bi means to arrange and combine something in a certain way, and yue means to express through music. As a noun in its broad sense, yue refers to both the arrangement of sounds and the dance that accompanies the music. When a person experiences changes of feeling, triggered by external encounter, he will naturally make a variety of sounds. Simple and invariable, these sounds can be converted into tonic notes, or yin, because of their differences in pitch, length, and speed. These notes are thus arranged and combined into a piece of music, or yue in a certain way.