A Study on the Blending of the Music Elements of Zhao Songting’s Di Qu and Wuopera

Abstract

Zhao Songting, born in 1924 in Dongyang, Zhejiang, is the founder of the Zhejiang flute school and known as the “Jiangnan flute king.” Over his 60-year career, he composed many well-known flute pieces, including “Morning,” “May 7,” and “Yolan Fengchun.” He innovated the bamboo flute’s circular breathing technique and contributed significantly to flute theory and performance. Zhao integrated elements of Wuxi opera into his flute compositions, notably in “The Third Five-Seven” and “The Second Five-Seven,” thus closely linking the bamboo flute with Wuxi opera music.