This uniquely complete and up-to-date collection of the surviving remains of ancient Greek music will serve as the standard work of reference for decades to come. Since its appearance in 1970, Egert Pohlmann's Denkmaler altgriechischer Musik has been the standard collection of the surviving fragments of ancient Greek music. But the publication of many further texts in recent years has put it in urgent need of updating. In this new English edition, prepared in collaboration with Martin West, the number of items has risen to 61, of which 23 are additions to the content of the 1970 book. They extend from the fifth century BC to the third or fourth AD, and afford a clearer perception than hitherto of how Greek music evolved over time. All the texts, new and old, have been carefully revised against the original documents or photographs, and many improved readings have been obtained as a result. Each item is given in diplomatic transcript with the ancient music notation, transcription into modern musical notation (except in the case of the smallest fragments), a double critical apparatus for the notation and the poetic text, and a commentary explaining the source and nature of the document, the history of its discovery and study, the musical scales used in it, and any other features of the music or its notation that call for comment. Good-quality photographs are provided for most items, exception being made for some items of which images are relatively easily accessible elsewhere, for example in the volumes of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. All who are interested in ancient Greek music, whether as an aspect of Hellenic culture or as a chapter of high importance in the early history of music generally, will welcome this comprehensive scholarly presentation of the source material by the two leading experts in the field.

《诗律》内容精要易懂，重点难点突出。例如有关平仄的规则、科声的识辨、诗韵的掌握、古今异读、平仄异调等等，都是针对现代读者的主要问题和难点而编写的，其目的就是为了便于初学者很快掌握。
精选例证，强化练习。《诗律》于诗律的每一规则之后，均附有大量的练习。这些练习，是我在分析了上万首诗歌的基础上，反复选择而精心设计的。全书共列举500余首诗作，既可供练习之需，又可使读者得到艺术的享受和感染。实践证明，这样安排是十分必要的，也是相录有效的。
增加了必要的附录。如王鉴的《四声纂句》、诗韵常用字表、派入今阴平、阳平听入声字、诗韵举例以及练习参考答案等等。这些附录，既是对正文内容的补充，又是必要的检索工具。像其中的“诗韵常用字表”，就是根据自己的体会重新编排的，可以收到便于检字和便于古今对照的双重效果。

《汉语诗律学》这一部书把汉语诗律的一般常识和作者自己的研究成果杂糅在一起的著名，全书的内容是这样的：从一般常识到比较高深的知识；从前人研究的成果到作者自己的一些心得。这样的一部教学参考用书，对於大学高年级的专门化课程，也许还不无小補。