“以悲为美”是一种常见的音乐审美心理,这种音乐审美心理古今中外皆有,甚至在特定的历史时期和历史背景下,占据了主流位置。本文从中、西两条历史脉络对“以悲为美”这种审美标准进行梳理,并从人的心理体验、历史环境的影响和人生及生命体验的理解三方面来分析了“以悲为美”的形成原因,以期让大众更好地认识和理解“以悲为美”审美心理。 “Sadness is the Beauty ” is a kind of common music aesthetic psychology. This kind of musical aesthetic psychology has been prevailing all over the world, even in the specific historical period and historical background, occupy the mainstream position. This paper analyzes the aesthetic standards of “sadness as beauty” from two historical contexts in China and western countries and analyzes three aspects from the psychological experience of human beings, the influence of historical environment and the understanding of life and life experience Sad as the United States, “the formation of reasons, in order to allow the public to better understand and understand ” sad as the United States "aesthetic psychology.