A Discussion on the Confucius' Contributions to the Chinese Music

The Confucius' contributions to the Chinese music lie in the following 3 aspects: First, in the practice of music: Confucius could play the chime stone, the 25-stringed plucked instrument, the Chinese violin and singing. His several works have been handed down. Second, in the theory of music: Confucius said that music should be “perfect, and “suave. He also emphasized to run a state with “courtesy and “music. All these have greatly elevated music's position in the political social activities. Third, in the arrangement of music documents, he sorted out The Book of Poems, The Book of Books, The Book of Courtesy and The Book of Music,so we can say, Confucius did great contributions to the Chinese Culture, esp. the spread of the Chinese music.