How Long to Read George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue

How Long Does it Take to Read George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue?

It takes the average reader and 57 minutes to read George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

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

Description

Rhapsody in Blue has been restored to Gershwin's original manuscript by the talented Alicia Zizzo. This special edition includes an addendum to the two piano, four hands edition and the fully restored piano manuscript. When preparing the Rhapsody in Blue for publication, editors at Sam Harms Music Co. applied their own 19th century compositional conservatory training to the piece. With good intentions and due respect to Gershwin, they discreetly altered chords, phrases, dynamics, and accents, deleting whole passages to create a more concise work. Oddly, with the exception of four bars, all the deletions were from the piano solo sections, leaving the orchestration mostly undisturbed. Over 50 measures were deleted from the manuscript for the two-piano, four-hands publication, and the piece was shortened by several minutes. Approximately 80 measures were deleted from the original manuscript for the piano solo version and the editors used the second piano/orchestral reduction as a basis for it, further distancing the piano solo edition from Gershwin's original intent. After 70 years, the majesty of the complete Rhapsody in Blue as originally conceived and performed is finally available to future generations in this special annotated edition.

How long is George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue?

George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin is 56 pages long, and a total of 14,336 words.

This makes it 19% the length of the average book. It also has 18% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 18 minutes to read George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue aloud.

What Reading Level is George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue?

George Gershwin: The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue is suitable for students ages 8 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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