《乐记》是中国传统儒家音乐思想的代表作,其丰富的美学思想对两千多年来音乐的发展有着深刻的影响,这是我国第一部系统的音乐理论专著。它明确地认识音乐既是声音的艺术,也是感情的艺术,而且认识到音乐是以乐音运动表现人心之动的艺术,认识到音乐既具有社会性的特征,又体现宇宙的和谐。 “Music Notes” is a masterpiece of Chinese traditional Confucian musical thought. Its rich aesthetic thoughts have a profound impact on the development of music over 2,000 years. This is the first systematic monograph on music in our country. It clearly recognizes that music is both an art of sound and an art of feeling. It also recognizes that music is the art of moving people’s hearts through musical movement, and recognizes that music has both social characteristics and cosmic harmony.