钢琴在晚清上海大致存在宗教、娱乐与商业三种传播路径和相应的应用场景。尽管这三者之间没有严格的时间先后顺序或因果关系，但其共同反映出西洋文化初到中国时所经历的模仿、迁移与融合的历史演变进程。一部分居住于上海租界的早期欧洲移民，努力仿照他们原先熟悉的生活模式，在上海开展宗教活动，策划并观赏与欧洲剧院相似的文艺演出，继而从中发现和开拓商机，创造和促进了上海音乐文化市场的日趋繁荣。钢琴作为重要的器物承载形式，见证并参与了这一段内涵丰富的历史。依托晚清时期上海最流行的英文报纸《字林西报》对此进行分析，既能展现钢琴乐声在近代上海被演奏、被聆听的原景样貌，也有助于揭示和探讨艺术跨国传播中东西文化碰撞交融的历史特征。

钢琴, 晚清, 上海, 跨文化传播, 《字林西报》

There were three communication paths and application scenarios of piano in Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty, namely religion, entertainment and commerce. Although there is no strict time sequence or causal relationship between the three, they all reflect the historical evolution process of imitation, migration and integration of Western culture when it first arrived in China. Some early European immigrants living in the Shanghai concession tried to imitate the life mode they were familiar with before. They carried out religious prayer ceremonies and missionary activities in Shanghai, planned and participated in watching artistic performances similar to those in European theaters, and then found and explored business opportunities, creating and promoting the growing prosperity of Shanghai’s music and culture market. Piano, as an important instrument bearing form, witnesses and tells this period of rich historical memory.

Piano, Late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, Intercultural Communication, North-China Daily News