How Long to Read A Short History of Opera

By Donald J. Grout

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Opera?

It takes the average reader 16 hours and 39 minutes to read A Short History of Opera by Donald J. Grout

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medieval dramatic music, and other forerunners, the book reveals the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth...

How long is A Short History of Opera?

A Short History of Opera by Donald J. Grout is 992 pages long, and a total of 249,984 words.

This makes it 335% the length of the average book. It also has 306% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Opera Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 22 hours and 46 minutes to read A Short History of Opera aloud.

What Reading Level is A Short History of Opera?

A Short History of Opera is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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