《太平广记·卷二百零五·乐三》
唐玄宗和宋璟都善于击奏这两种鼓，而尤其偏爱羯鼓。认为羯鼓比汉震鼓较为雅细秀气。
玄宗与璟兼善两鼓也，而羯鼓偏好，以其比汉震稍雅细焉。
Both Emperor Xuanzong and Song Jing were good at playing these two kinds of drums, but they especially preferred the羯鼓. They believed that the羯鼓 was more elegant and delicate than the Han drum.