How Long to Read Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956

How Long Does it Take to Read Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956?

It takes the average reader 18 hours and 36 minutes to read Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 by Gerald Finzi

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

Description

A fully annotated edition of more than 1600 letters from and to Gerald Finzi, spanning the composer's life from ca. the early 1920s up until his untimely death in 1956. Gerald Finzi's (1901-1956) masterpiece is the radiant and touching cantata Dies Natalis. He is also highly regarded for his Thomas Hardy song-settings, for his Intimations of Immortality, and for his fine cello and clarinet concertos. As a scholar, he championed the then neglected composers Hubert Parry and Ivor Gurney, and the eighteenth-century John Stanley, William Boyce and Richard Mudge, composers he revived with the amateur orchestra he founded. Diana McVeagh, Finzi's biographer, brings together more than 1600 letters from and to Gerald Finzi, spanning the composer's life from the early 1920s until his untimely death in 1956. His more than 160 correspondents include Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, Edmund Rubbra, Arthur Bliss and Howard Ferguson, Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten and Sir John Barbirolli, the poet Edmund Blunden, and the artist John Aldridge, making this a portrait not only of Gerald Finzi but also of his group of composer, musician and artist friends in the first half of the twentieth century. In these mostly unpublished letters Finzi emerges as a multi-faceted and complex character, developing from a solitary, introverted youth into a man with strong views and wide interests: education, pacifism, vegetarianism, the Arts and Crafts movement and the English pastoral tradition, among others. From amusing trivia to the deeply serious ideas and principles Finzi set out at the onset of war and in the 1950s, these letters allow for first-hand insights into his personality and background. This definitive edition is fully annotated, offering context with substantial commentaries on the correspondence, illustrations by Joy Finzi, a chronology, bibliography and a catalogue of works.

How long is Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956?

Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 by Gerald Finzi is 1,095 pages long, and a total of 279,225 words.

This makes it 370% the length of the average book. It also has 341% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 25 hours and 25 minutes to read Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 aloud.

What Reading Level is Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956?

Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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