As well as striving for unique artistic content, Chen Shu-si adjusted the form and arrangement of the performance and the choice of accompanying instruments to match the effect he wished to achieve, departing from the stereotyped image of the orchestra.
除了追求創作內涵的獨特性之外，演出的形式、編制及配器也隨著作曲家欲表達的效果調配，跳脫刻板的樂團印象。