How Long to Read My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene

How Long Does it Take to Read My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 12 minutes to read My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene by George Jellinek

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

Description

Born in Ujpest, Hungary, in 1919, George Jellinek began his musical career playing violin with gypsies in the family’s garden restaurant. He spent his adolescence doing much the same, honing his talent and enriching his own musical education with frequent trips to the Hungarian Royal Opera House. But when Hitler and Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact in 1938, Jellinek’s quiet life was shattered. How the exiled teenager survived World War II, worked his way up from a poor Hungarian immigrant in Cuba and became one of the most important and influential musical administrators in New York is an unconventional but truly American success story. This memoir documents the inspiring life of George Jellinek, beginning with his childhood in his beloved Hungary. The crisis of World War II soon invaded his life and, leaving behind his family and homeland, he fled west. Having been finally allowed to enter the United States, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, obligated to bear arms against the country of his birth. This ironic turn of events culminated in his firsthand role in the capture of Ferenc Szálasi, the leader of Hungary’s Hitlerite faction. The latter half of the book reveals how music helped Jellinek piece back together his broken life in America. After rising to the post of musical director for radio station WQXR, he went on to become the producer and host of The Vocal Scene. His 36 years with that program established it as a revered fixture of New York’s opera life. The epilogue documents the day on which Hungary’s president bestowed upon Jellinek the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

How long is My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene?

My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene by George Jellinek is 251 pages long, and a total of 63,001 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene aloud.

What Reading Level is My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene?

My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene 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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