黃幡綽擅長語言藝術，為唐玄宗所賞識。他會不失時機地進諫，風趣幽默，往往皆大歡喜。《磨塵鑒》這部傳奇，寫黃幡綽精通曲譜，而且能唱。傳奇的題材容許虛構，但不能作為確鑿的史料而引證。崑曲形成乃是蘇州地區多年來文學、音樂、舞蹈的積累，其滑稽梯突的語言十分可能包括黃幡綽的創造在內。但崑曲的音樂，尤其唱腔，迄未發現與黃幡綽有關。當然，崑曲的歷史，只能從顧堅開始，不能從黃幡綽算起。

Huang Fan-chuo was an expert in language arts and was admired by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. He would make advices to the emperor at the right moments and his sense of humor always made everybody happy. The chuanqi opera Mochen Jian (the mirror to grind dust) elaborates the excellent skills of Huang in composing and singing. The materials in it can be fictitious; hence cannot be used as precise historical citation. The formation of Kunqu is the accumulation of literature, music, and dance for many years in Suzhou area and its ludicrous language may include the creations of Huang Fan-cho. However, the music of Kunqu, especially the singing tune, has not been found relevant to Huang Fan-cho. Therefore, the beginning of the history of Kunqu was from Gu Jian, not from Huang Fan-cho.