《礼记·乐记》作于公孙尼之说辨误

It is Wrong to Consider GONG Sunni is the Author of The Book of Music

《礼记·乐记》是一份集中体现先秦儒家音乐思想与礼教思想的重要文献。过去，人们一直以为它的作者是孔子的再传弟子公孙尼。本文通过分析考证，以可靠的文献资料为依据，否定了这种错误的观点。澄清《乐记》的作者问题，对于我们准确理解《乐记》以至整部《礼记》的编纂性质，从而正确而有效地发挥其文献功能，具有重要意义。

The Book of Music in The Book of Rites is an important document that e xpresses prominently musical ideas and ritual ideas of the Confucian school befo re the Qin Dynasty. In the past, it was always said that the author of The Book of Music was GONG Sunni, a disciple of Confucius's disciple. After analyzing and t extual criticism, in accordance with reliable documents, this article negates th e wrong point of view above. It is very important to clarify the problem about the author of The Book of Music , because we can understand exactly the charac ter of The Book of Music and The Book of Rites , effectively bring their documentary functions into full play.