How Long to Read Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre

How Long Does it Take to Read Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre by John Franceschina

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

Description

Duke Ellington's son Mercer has said that his father was frustrated in only one area of musical ambition: his desire to do his own Broadway show. Though Ellington wrote many theatrical pieces, he was never able to achieve success as a composer for the stage, and today his stage shows receive little attention from music historians. Nevertheless, these works occupied a significant place in Ellington's creative imagination, and many of the ideas he employed in their composition found their way into his other work. Here is the first book to acknowledge Duke Ellington's contribution to the stage. It offers a survey of every theater piece Ellington is known to have worked on during his lifetime, beginning with the 1925 revue The Chocolate Kiddies and ending with the unfinished "street opera" Queenie Pie. This large body of work includes full-length musicals, African American revues, ballets, and incidental music. The plot of each work is described and the score analyzed according to its dramatic function in the piece. Musical phrases are reproduced in the text, and associations with other well-known Ellington compositions are noted. An appendix provides a chronological listing of Ellington's shows with song titles conveniently listed under each.

How long is Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre?

Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre by John Franceschina is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre aloud.

What Reading Level is Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre?

Duke Ellington's Music for the Theatre 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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