Musical notes - Musical notes

…For this reason, all Confucians, from Mencius on down, placed importance on music. As the “Book of Music” (a section of the “Book of Rites”, written before the 2nd century B.C.), which discusses musical aesthetics and was revered by later scholars, states, “Music is the flower of virtue.” However, Mozi wrote “Fair” and took a negative stance on musical activities, on the grounds that rulers exploited the people and incurred excessive expenses in performing music and dance. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…そのため，孟子以下，儒家はみな音楽を重視した。音楽美学を論じ，後世の学者が尊んだ〈楽記〉(《礼記（らいき）》の一編，前2世紀以前成立)に〈楽は徳の華なり〉というごとくである。しかし墨子は《非楽》を著し，為政者が楽舞を行うのに，民を搾取して過剰な経費をかけるとの理由から，音楽活動には否定的態度をとった。…

※「楽記」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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