How Long to Read Ritual and Music of North China

How Long Does it Take to Read Ritual and Music of North China?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Ritual and Music of North China by Stephen Jones

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

Description

The rich local traditions of musical life in rural China are still little known. Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a significant part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context. Based in a poor county in Shanxi province in northwestern China, Stephen Jones describes the painful maintenance of ceremonial and its music there under Maoism, its revival with the market reforms of the 1980s and its modification under the assault of pop music since the 1990s. Part One of the...

How long is Ritual and Music of North China?

Ritual and Music of North China by Stephen Jones is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ritual and Music of North China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read Ritual and Music of North China aloud.

What Reading Level is Ritual and Music of North China?

Ritual and Music of North China is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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