How Long to Read Beethoven

How Long Does it Take to Read Beethoven?

It takes the average reader 18 hours and 41 minutes to read Beethoven by Jan Swafford

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

Description

Jan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being who composed some of the world's most iconic music. Swafford mines sources never before used in English-language biographies to reanimate the revolutionary ferment of Enlightenment-era Bonn, where Beethoven grew up and imbibed the ideas that would shape all of his future work. Swafford then...

How long is Beethoven?

Beethoven by Jan Swafford is 1,104 pages long, and a total of 280,416 words.

This makes it 373% the length of the average book. It also has 343% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Beethoven Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 25 hours and 32 minutes to read Beethoven aloud.

What Reading Level is Beethoven?

Beethoven 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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