I know that I said in the beginning that much of this isn't of a high [written] academic rigour, but upon reflection I think that it is good to have a list of references that I consulted in the preparation of this set of articles so that those who are interested (and can handle the Chinese language and/or physics) can look at the original sources for themselves for more details if needed.
- 《中国传统音乐曲式结构分析》 by 褚历
- 《中国当代音乐 1949--1989》 by 梁茂春
- 《中国近现代音乐史》(第三修订版) by 汪毓和
- 《如何吹笛子》 by 劉敏
- 《小型乐队编配》 by 赵德义 & 胡向阳
- 《民族管弦乐队器法》 by 朱晓谷
- 《竹笛艺术研究》 by 张维良
- 《笛子前出音孔功能之探讨》 by 楊朝証
- 《笛艺春秋》——赵松庭笛曲·文论集, ed. 赵晓笛
- 《音乐学概论》 by 俞人豪
- 《音乐知识》(修订本) by 人民音乐出版社编辑部
- Hua Yue: The Chinese Orchestra in Contemporary Singapore by Samuel Wong Shengmiao
- Acoustic Impedance Spectra of Classical and Modern Flutes by J. Wolfe, J. Smith, J. Tann & N. H. Fletcher
- Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics (2nd Revised Edition) by Arthur H. Benade
- Music and Musicians of the Traditional Chinese dizi in the People's Republic of China by Frederick Cheungkong Lau
- Musical Instrument Design by Bart Hopkin
- QI: An Instrumental Guide to the Chinese Orchestra by Samuel Wong Shengmiao
- The dizi (Chinese Bamboo Flute): Its Representative Repertoires in the Years from 1949 to 1985 by Chai Changning
- The Chinese Membrane Flute (dizi): Physics and Perception of its Tones by Chen-Gia Tsai
- The Flute and Flute-Playing by Theobald Boehm, tr. Dayton C. Miller
- The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers (3rd Edition) by Nancy Toff
- The Physics of Musical Instruments (2nd Edition) by Neville H. Fletcher & Thomas D. Rossing