It takes the average reader 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician: Volumes 1-2, Complete (with Illustrations and Musical Staves) by Frederick Niecks
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Frederick Niecks' meticulous biography of Chopin is praised to this day as one of the finest accounts of the legendary composer's life ever written. In Niecks' painstakingly assembled work, we behold a chronologically arranged narrative of the upbringing, rise to fame, prominence, illness and death of Frederick Chopin. His tumultuous, strained relationship with French author George Sand is recounted, with the regular quotation of correspondences between the couple and others included in abundance. Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician is a meticulous and voluminous work, perfect for fans and students of the composer who wish to gain intimate insights into Chopin's personal nature, habits, friends, family and the world in which he lived. His travels and struggle with a disease generally suspected to be tuberculosis, are much discussed. Tragically we hear accounts of the mental anguish suffered by the composer, as he grappled with both popular recognition and his worsening respiratory condition.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician: Volumes 1-2, Complete (with Illustrations and Musical Staves) by Frederick Niecks is 462 pages long, and a total of 116,424 words.
This makes it 156% the length of the average book. It also has 142% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 36 minutes to read Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician: Volumes 1-2, Complete (with Illustrations and Musical Staves) aloud.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician: Volumes 1-2, Complete (with Illustrations and Musical Staves) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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