Sui and Tang · Hermit and Scholar

Xiao Chengxun 蕭承訓

Attested AD 880 - AD 885

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Chengxun was a Hermit and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 880 to AD 885 黃巢之亂
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 14

Career and standing

reclusive scholar 處士
Recluse
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 14

Events and relationships

Retuned stone chimes
AD 880 to AD 885 黃巢之亂 · Scholarly · Tuner · Mode quotation
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 14

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 14

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 20: Music 1: Formal Music, Court Music, Wind Instrument Music, Our Own Court Music · 1 passage

唐興，因隋樂不改，及黃巢之亂，樂縣散失，太常博士殷盈孫以周法鑄穀鐘、編鐘，處士蕭承訓等校石磐，合而奏之。 When the Tang rose, they retained Sui music unchanged. During Huang Chao's rebellion the court instruments were scattered and lost. The Court of Imperial Sacrifices academician Yin Yingsun recast grain bells and chime-bells by Zhou methods, while the reclusive scholar Xiao Chengxun and others retuned stone chimes, and the restored ensemble was played together once more.