龚晓婷所著《熟悉中的惊奇——陈怡混和室内乐创作研究》是一本独特的研究作曲家创作的专著。说它独特主要有三个原因,第一,选题独特;第二,写法独特;第三,观点独特。从选题来看,作者选的是一位作曲家的一种体裁的作品,这在同类研究中较少见到。近年来,研究陈怡创作的文章不少,这不仅由于陈怡作为华人作曲家在当今国际作曲领域中 Gong Xiaoting’s book, “Familiar Surprises - Chen Yi’s Study of Mixed Chamber Music” is a unique monograph written by a research composer. There are three main reasons why it is unique. First, the topics are unique. Second, unique writing. Third, unique views. From the point of view, the author chooses a genre of a composer’s work, which is rarely seen in similar studies. In recent years, there have been many articles on Chen Yi’s writing, not only because Chen Yi is a Chinese composer in today’s field of international composition