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.
乐其可知也：始作，翕如也；从之，纯如也，皦如也，绎如也，以成。
Source: The Analects, Ba Yi III, Chapter 23
Author: Confucius / 孔子
