戏曲艺术发展至明代出现了一个重要的转折,即南曲声腔盛行于大江南北,而北曲杂剧在南曲迅猛发展的冲击之下,呈消歇之势,并最终在万历年间成为绝响。然而,在这个由北而南总的发展趋势之中,焦竑却在其依经论乐思想的主导下,一主北曲,从而对晚明南曲尚辞藻、黜本色的流弊有所纠偏。 There was an important turning point in the development of the art of opera from the Ming Dynasty to the early years. That is, the opera of the Nongqu was prevalent in the north and south of the Yangtze River. However, under the impact of the rapid development of the Nankai opera, the opera of the Northern Song Dynasty was in an ebb and flow. However, in this general trend of development from north to south, Jiao Xi has taken the lead in the North Opera under the guidance of his theory of music and music, thus rectifying the bad abuses of the late Nanming music .