提 要：拜占庭帝国在世界历史上占有重要地位，其文化上承希腊罗马古典文化，下启欧洲近代文艺复兴，对人类历史的影响重大。作为拜占庭学的一个分支学科，拜占庭音乐在欧洲文化史上也起着承前启后的作用。整体而言，近年来国人对拜占庭音乐的研究越来越关注，亦取得了一定的进展，但与国外同领域丰硕的研究成果相比依然相形见绌。

关键词：拜占庭帝国；音乐；音乐史研究

Title: Review of the Studies on Byzantine Music

Author:Gao Zhimin, Associate Professor at the School of Music and Ph.D. Candidate at the School of History and Culture, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China.

Abstract:The Byzantine Empire played an important role in world history. While succeeded the classical culture of ancient Greece and Rome, Byzantine culture was also a major factor to make the Renaissance happen in Europe. Music as one of the most important aspects of Byzantine culture has attracted more and more scholarly researches in contemporary China. Nevertheless, in terms of academic standard, the Chinese scholars have not reach the same level as that of the western scholars.

Key words:Byzantine Empire; music; history of music