《论语》乐论脞说

Musical Thoughts in the Analects of Confucius

结合早期儒家的诗教精神,《论语》多次展示出孔门与音乐的现实关联。孔子及其弟子们的音乐修养非常之高,《论语》不仅记载了他们感悟音乐艺术的心得和相关经验,而且把音乐与诗歌、礼仪紧密结合,诗乐同构抑且礼乐并举,最终构成了"兴于诗,立于礼,成于乐"的体系结构。儒家之乐教,旨在彻底改变以往王纲解钮、礼崩乐坏的不良局面,音乐不失为孔子安置儒学思想的场地,蕴含于正声雅音之中的仁学精神,不失为孔门追求的乐论意旨。

The Analects of Confucius records Confucius music aesthetics common to ancient China. Many passages elaborate Confucius ideology as it pertains to relationships between music and society, the state, rituals, and humanism, which helped mold the foundation of Confucius music philosophy that has dominated Chinese musical thoughts throughout history.