乔建中

Public information about Qiao Jianzhong is limited; all that is known is that nine of his works are extant, including Miscellaneous Essays on Music Theory, Land and Song (2 volumes), New Discourses on National Music, Talks with Musicians (2 volumes), Traces of Academic History, Sound–Land Relations, Notes on Scholars, and A Record of Music Writings. Judging from these titles and their common classification, his writing centers on theoretical inquiry into Chinese national and traditional music, explores the relationship between music and land or region, and includes biographical and historical accounts of scholars, academic history, and musicians. His works mostly take the form of essay collections and symposia, emphasizing scholarly organization and experiential record, and are suited to readers interested in Chinese traditional music research, music scholarship, and cultural essays on music.