Dacheng Hymns for Confucius · SR100028
Xuping Hymn
Played at the final offering, with the dancers still in motion
Mural guide
Before a great hall amid falling autumn leaves, an official in a dark robe stands on the steps while musicians strike bronze bells, play a zither and beat a drum. Below, women in flowing sleeves dance holding long feathered wands.
Part of · Dacheng Hymns for Confucius
Played at the final offering, the fourth of the six stages, with the dancers still accompanying the music. The name is the one fixed in the last revision of 1742.