Traditional Chinese Music Research

This book provides valuable insights into some of the key issues in Chinese music research, spanning both historical and contemporary contexts. It employs analytical methodologies to explore the forms, sources, and historical materials of traditional Chinese music. By merging contemporary ethnomusicological methods with historical Chinese music theories centered on mathematical concepts, it offers a comprehensive approach. Detailed analyses of music sources and literature reviews of current research make this work indispensable for anyone interested in the scope, methodologies, and current scholarship of traditional Chinese music, firmly rooted in historical inquiry.

Yu Hui is the first musicologist to be honored as a Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the highest academic accolade in the social sciences and humanities in China. He currently serves as a distinguished professor at Nanjing Normal University and Yunnan University, and as a Chair Professor at Xiamen University. Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University in 2000. He has authored numerous works on ethnomusicology, digital musicology, traditional Chinese music practices, and ancient Chinese music theories, published in Chinese, English, and Russian by Oxford University Press, Routledge, Peter Lang, Springer-Nature, Moscow State University Press, and Zhejiang University Press. He is the co-president of the Council for Asian Musicology, co-editor of the international journal Asian Musicology, and a steering committee member of the East Asian Association of the International Musicological Society. Dr. Yu is also a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.