Based on previous studies (particularly the findings and methods derived from archaeology, ethnology, the study of temperament, organology and acoustics), this dissertation endeavours to conduct a thorough and systematic investigation of the music culture surrounding the Chinese end-blown flute dongxiao. The present study is divided into five chapters.
In the first chapter, the historical development of the dong xiao family of flutes in China is discussed. Relying on iconography, this section anal...