He was fondest of the shao music of the sages Yu and Shun and he thought the music of King Wu's time was beautiful, but he detested the music of Cheng, which he considered lascivious.
孔子很懂音樂，他最喜歡虞舜時代的韶樂，認為比武王時的武樂更完美；但他討厭鄭國的音樂，忒輕浮了。