How Long to Read Gems of Exquisite Beauty

How Long Does it Take to Read Gems of Exquisite Beauty?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Gems of Exquisite Beauty by Peter Mercer-Taylor

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

Description

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, most Americans probably encountered European classical music primarily through hymn tunes. Hymnody was the most popular and commercially successful genre of the antebellum period in the United States, and the unquenchable thirst for new tunes to sing led to a phenomenon largely forgotten today: in their search for fresh material, editors lifted hundreds of tunes from the works of major classical composers to use as settings of psalms and hymns. The few that remain popular today millions have sung "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" to Beethoven and "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" to Mendelssohn are vestiges of one of the most distinctive trends in antebellum music-making. Gems of Exquisite Beauty is the first in-depth study of the historical rise and fall of this adaptation practice, its artistic achievements, and its place in nineteenth-century American musical life. It traces the contributions of pioneering figures like Arthur Clifton and the impact of bestsellers like the Handel and Haydn Society Collection, which helped turn Lowell Mason into America's most influential musician. By telling the tales of these hymns and those who brought them into the world, author Peter Mercer-Taylor reveals a central part of the history of how the American public first came to meet and creatively engage with Europe's rich musical practices.

How long is Gems of Exquisite Beauty?

Gems of Exquisite Beauty by Peter Mercer-Taylor is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gems of Exquisite Beauty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Gems of Exquisite Beauty aloud.

What Reading Level is Gems of Exquisite Beauty?

Gems of Exquisite Beauty is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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