词兴起于唐代,经过五代的发展,极盛于宋代,是一种配合音乐可以歌唱的乐府诗词主要来源于乐府和民间文学,但和唐代的音乐繁荣是分不开的。在唐代,以琵琶为主要乐器的西域音乐已经大量传入,民间歌曲也很发达,故《旧唐书·音乐志》说:"自开元以来,歌者杂用胡夷里巷之曲。"这种西域音乐和民间歌曲结合后,创制出无数动听的新乐曲,从宫廷延到民间都很流行。词的产生和创作,主要就是配合这种新兴的乐曲,因而当时把词叫做"曲子"或"曲子词"。由于词和音乐有着极其密切的关系,从而产生了严格的声律和种种形式上的特点。每个词调都是"调有定旬,旬有定字,字有定声",有它的固定形式。为了适应乐曲的节拍,词的句子多数是长短不齐的,韵位也是参差不同的。为了配合乐曲的音调。加强乐曲的音乐性,词中所用的字除分平仄外,有些还要分四声。由于词必须受声律的约束,所以前人把作词称为"倚声填词"或"按谱填词"。
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