Chapter 3, Part 23 - Confucius

The Master instructing the grand music master of Lu said, "How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion."
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~

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