What is the meaning of 礼楽?


I was checking the definition of 堂 in my online dictionary (大辞林) when I came
across the word 礼楽 in:

堂 → 客に接したり，礼楽を行なったりする所。== Hall → a place where you can interact with customers
and perform ritual music.

Other definitions of 礼楽 are "etiquette and music" (super vague imho),
"religion" and "ceremony"

Of all these, ritual music makes the most sense to me me (judging by the
kanji). Is that correct? Am I missing something? Can you provide some example
sentences for clarification?




礼楽 is a fairly uncommon word. It's not very nice to use such a difficult word
to explain the meaning of an easy word... Anyway, here its meaning is more of
"ritual/ceremony _**and**_ music" rather than "ritual music". So it's one of
the compounds that just mean "A and B", such as 男女, 天地, 山河, 妻子, 文武 and 見聞.
Music played by a 堂 doesn't have to be ritual music or religious music. For
example, it's perfectly fine to hold a rock concert at
[渋谷公会堂](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Public_Hall).

According to dictionaries, 礼楽 refers to the two elements traditionally
considered important by Confucianists. It's rarely used outside the context of
Chinese history. Here 礼 is not just etiquette but a broader concept that
includes manners, ritual, courtesy, respect, etc. Dictionaries say 礼楽 can
refer to human culture itself by extension.




礼楽 is a fairly uncommon word. It's not very nice to use such a difficult word
to explain the meaning of an easy word... Anyway, here its meaning is more of
"ritual/ceremony _**and**_ music" rather than "ritual music". So it's one of
the compounds that just mean "A and B", such as 男女, 天地, 山河, 妻子, 文武 and 見聞.
Music played by a 堂 doesn't have to be ritual music or religious music. For
example, it's perfectly fine to hold a rock concert at
[渋谷公会堂](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Public_Hall).

According to dictionaries, 礼楽 refers to the two elements traditionally
considered important by Confucianists. It's rarely used outside the context of
Chinese history. Here 礼 is not just etiquette but a broader concept that
includes manners, ritual, courtesy, respect, etc. Dictionaries say 礼楽 can
refer to human culture itself by extension.

