The brief introduction of the author of Dongxiao Fu is as follows:

Wang Bao is a writer of Western Han Dynasty. Ziyuan, a native of Shuzi in the Western Han Dynasty. "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" records 16 of his poems. Wang Xianqian's "Supplementary Note" quoted Wang Yinglin as saying: "This biography is "Sweet Spring", "Dongxiao Fu", "Chu Ci" has "Jiu Huai", and "Selected Works" annotated "Ode to the Jade Rooster"." There is currently "Dongxiao Fu" , "Ode to Sweet Spring".

Wang Bao was a court poetry writer during the period from prosperity to decline of the Han Dynasty. His poetry could be read by the nobles in the harem, so the subject matter contained many elements of political preaching, but in terms of style, He also pays attention to gorgeous rhetoric and vivid images, so his works have a strong entertainment color.

Dongxiao Fu is a music-themed work written by Wang Bao, a writer who was proficient in music and rhyme and was good at poetry during the Western Han Dynasty. Because it is the first of the existing fu styles, later generations call it "the ancestor of all musical fu styles". The Fu describes in detail the origin of the materials used to make the flute, the meticulous workmanship and adjustment of the craftsmen, the superb performance of the musicians, and the effects and functions of the music. The Fu has a reasonable structure and complete layout, and has a great influence on later generations.

Appreciation

"Dongxiao Fu" had a certain influence on the later works of Ma Rong's "Flute Fu" and Ji Kang's "Qin Fu". In the preface to "Flute Fu", Ma Rong said: "I admire Wang Ziyuan, Meicheng, Liu Bokang, Fu Wuzhong and others for their flute, qin, and sheng, but only the flute, so I prepared several of them and wrote a flute fu." ." This shows its impact.

When talking about "Dongxiao Fu", Meicheng must be mentioned. According to "Selected Works", Meicheng should be the earliest author to write music poems, but his "Shengfu" has long been lost, so there is no way to verify it. .

The first part of his "Seven Hairs" describes music, and the structure is mainly developed from the aspects of the material, instrumentation, and sound of the piano. Wang Bao's "Dongxiao Fu" can basically be seen as an expansion of relevant fragments in "Qifa", but "Qifa" is not named after music, and music is only a part of it, so "Dongxiao Fu" should be The earliest extant works with music as the theme.