How Long to Read Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia

How Long Does it Take to Read Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia by Kerry McCarthy

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

Description

William Byrd’s Gradualia is one of the most unusual and elaborate musical works of the English Renaissance. This large collection of liturgical music, 109 pieces in all, was written for clandestine use by English Catholics at a time when they were forbidden to practice their religion in public. When Byrd began to compose the Gradualia, he turned from the penitential and polemical extravagances of his earlier Latin motets to the narrow, carefully ordered world of the Counter-Reformation liturgy. It was in this new context, cut off from his familiar practice of choosing colorful texts and setting them at length, that he first wrote about the "hidden and mysterious power" of sacred words to evoke a creative response. Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd’s Gradualia responds to Byrd’s own testimony by exploring how he read the texts of the Mass and the events of the church calendar. Kerry McCarthy examines early modern English Catholic attitudes toward liturgical practice, meditation, and what the composer himself called "thinking over divine things." She draws on a wide range of contemporary sources — devotional treatises, commentaries on the Mass, poetry, memoirs, letters, and Byrd’s dedicatory prefaces — and revisits the Gradualia in light of this evidence. The book offers a case study of how one artist reimagined the creative process in the final decades of his life.

How long is Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia?

Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia by Kerry McCarthy is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia aloud.

What Reading Level is Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia?

Liturgy and Contemplation in Byrd's Gradualia is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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