How Long to Read Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film by Mr Alexander Ivashkin

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Description

Contemplating Shostakovich marks an important new stage in the understanding of Shostakovich and his working environment. Each chapter covers aspects of the composer's output in the context of his life and cultural milieu. The contributions uncover 'outside' stimuli behind Shostakovich's works, allowing the reader to perceive the motivations behind his artistic choices; at the same time, the nature of those choices offers insights into the workings of the larger world – cultural, social, political – that he inhabited. Thus his often ostensibly quirky choices are revealed as responses – by...

How long is Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film?

Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film by Mr Alexander Ivashkin is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film aloud.

What Reading Level is Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film?

Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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