How Long to Read Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America

How Long Does it Take to Read Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America by Nicholas E. Tawa

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

Description

Chronologically following Nicholas Tawa's The Coming of Age of American Art Music, this new study stands on its own in examining the music of the most prominent American composers active in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Among them are Edgar Stillman Kelley, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Daniel Gregory Mason, Edgar Burlingame Hill, Mabel Daniels, Henry Hadley, Deems Taylor, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Henry Gilbert, Arthur Farwell, John Powell, Arthur Shepherd, Scott Joplin, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Marion Bauer, and John Alden Carpenter. Unjustly neglected by a later generation of critics interested in the avant-garde, this music deserves a hearing today and, in fact, increasingly is the subject of new recordings. Professor Tawa puts his exemplary research and analytical skills to work to determine what these composers accomplished, not what latter-day critics felt they should have accomplished. The attitudes, styles, and compositions are analyzed in cultural context. The period of 1900-1930 witnessed an intense debate on what constituted an American identity in music. Was it Anglo-Celtic, Amerindian, African-American, jazz, or the individual unconsciously expressing the American society he or she lived in? The changing world of music, the clash of beliefs and values, and the attempts at a musical reconciliation between old and new approaches to composition figure prominently in the discussion. Tawa concludes that if the present-day listener does not reject romantic music out of hand, he or she will find delight in much of this large body of skillful, meaningful compositions.

How long is Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America?

Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America by Nicholas E. Tawa is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America aloud.

What Reading Level is Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America?

Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth Century America is suitable for students ages 12 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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