摘要：琵琶是一种优秀的弹拨乐器，历史悠远，被誉为“弹拨之王”，其音色优美、曲调丰富、表现力强，感人至深。在其漫长的发展历史中，历经数次高峰期，唐代是最为重要的一个时期，在唐朝，我国琵琶艺术、文化得到了空前的发展，达到了鼎盛。本文通过查阅大量的资料以及作者自身对琵琶文化的领悟，对唐代琵琶发展的历程及其对域外音乐文化的深刻影响进行了探析。
关键词：唐朝，琵琶，音乐，文化
Abstract:Back to Tang Dynasty, the Pipa was a Plucked instrument with long and rich history. It was known as the king of Plucked instrument. Pipa is distinction from other instruments by its rich melody,highly expressive, and touching feeling. In the long history development, it had been the most popular instrument several times. And of course, Tang dynasty was among the most important period. In Tang Dynasty, Pipa reached its peak in term of culture and art during that time. This article shows the author's understanding of the Pipa's culture as well as history, which also briefly analyzes the Pipa's impact and influence within and over the country board in the area of music .
Keywords: Tang Dynasty, Pipa, Music, Education
唐朝是曲项琵琶演奏大力发展的重要时期，其弹拨方式主要为横式弹拨。琵琶文化之所以在唐朝得到如此昌盛的发展主要有以下几个方面的因素：首先是特定的历史背景促使了琵琶文化的发展；其次就是艺人精湛的技术及大胆的改进，提供了广阔的发展空间；再次，记谱法的改进使乐谱为传播琵琶音乐提供了重要的媒介。琵琶音乐艺术在唐代繁荣发展的同时也在演奏技艺、形制等方面进行了改进，从而让琵琶艺术获得了新的生命力，因此琵琶艺术在唐朝的发展达到了高峰。当代，琵琶艺术的社会环境资源也非常成熟，具备了深厚的社会底蕴。因此，若借鉴唐代琵琶艺术发展的经验，中西结合，在继承传统琵琶音乐文化的同时，不断创新，将西方优秀的音乐文化元素融合进来，必定可以将琵琶艺术发扬光大，推向世界。
