大洋洲是指分布在太平洋大部分水域近25,000个岛屿的总称,传统意义上分为四部分:澳大利西亚(澳大利亚和新西兰)、美拉尼西亚、密克罗尼西亚和波利尼西亚,通常不包括日本列岛、印度尼西亚、台湾、菲律宾、琉球群岛、千岛群岛和阿留申群岛。至今,在大洋洲,史实的传颂通常采用歌唱的形式,在大洋洲流传的摇篮曲中依然可以听到、看到史实的传颂。从乐器的种类来看,大洋洲的乐器各门类均齐备。波利尼西亚的部分地区和美拉尼西 Oceania is a collective term for nearly 25,000 islands spread over most of the Pacific Ocean. It is traditionally divided into four parts: Australia and New Zealand (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, generally excluding Japan Islands, Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Kuril Islands and Aleutian Islands. To date, in Oceania, the passage of historical facts, often sung in song form, can still be heard in the popular lullaby in Oceania, seeing the passage of historical facts. From the types of instruments, Oceania’s musical instruments are all available. Parts of Polynesia and Melanesian