Textual criticism in music stems from textual criticism in western literary criticism theory,which is a kind of"intertextual"research after the"influence"and"misreading"theory applied in the field of music.Textual criticism in modern criticism has its historical position and has formed its corresponding paradigm in literary and musical criticism.Based on the method of textual criticism in music,the author uses Harold Bloom's misreading theory,and takes the critical path of Kevin Cothin's musical text.In that way we can find John Adams'instrumental music has a unique artistic creativity.Its circular chain of writing is based on references to historical texts.This writing strategy constitutes a response to Beethoven and Brahms's"misreading."The writing elements in historical texts play a key role in the process of Adams'transformation of minimalist music,which has a clear direction of movement and the ability to carry complex expressions,forming Adams'unique musical discourse.
criticism of musical textsnew historicismmisreadingJohn Adamsminimalist music