How Long to Read Down Among the Dead Men

How Long Does it Take to Read Down Among the Dead Men?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read Down Among the Dead Men by Bernard Van Dieren

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

Description

Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936) was a Dutch composer whose life was spent mostly in England. A respected but controversial composer (his admirers included the Sitwell brothers, Peter Warlock, Cecil Gray, Constant Lambert and Kaikhosru Sorabji) his music was little performed in his lifetime and after his death soon fell into obscurity. He was a man of many intellectual gifts and an accomplished writer. This book, Down Among the Dead Men, consists of five long essays: an explanatory introduction; two on composers who were neglected at the time of the book's first publication in 1933 - Busoni ("the best thing on Busoni in the English language" according to the composer Ronald Stevenson), and Meyerbeer; Music and Wit; and Sine Nomine, a plea for a reform of the ways in which music is written, written about, and programmed. In his preface to the book van Dieren writes that "The reader may often wonder where he will be dragged next. One moment he will feel that he is being held up intolerably long in obscure corners, the next that he is being rushed past an imposing edifice which he would wish to explore... I hope no more than that on the circuit I may be able to show some unfamiliar mews, alleys, and subways... I do not pretend to take the reader straight from the station to the hotel; I have tried to be a companion, not a guide. I believe I have shown him some queer customers in the bus and the Underground, and loafing at odd corners. Principal buildings and monuments are always in the same places and may be inspected at any time."

How long is Down Among the Dead Men?

Down Among the Dead Men by Bernard Van Dieren is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Down Among the Dead Men Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read Down Among the Dead Men aloud.

What Reading Level is Down Among the Dead Men?

Down Among the Dead Men 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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