It takes the average reader 11 hours and 14 minutes to read Samuel Barber by Barbara B. Heyman
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) is one of the most admired and honored American composers of the twentieth century. An unabashed Romantic, largely independent of worldwide trends and the avant-garde, he infused his works with poetic lyricism and gave tonal language and forms new vitality. His rich legacy includes every genre, including the famous Adagio for Strings, Knoxville: Summer of 1915, three concertos, a plethora of songs, and two operas, the Pulitzer prize-winning Vanessa, and Antony and Cleopatra, the commissioned work that opened the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966....
Samuel Barber by Barbara B. Heyman is 664 pages long, and a total of 168,656 words.
This makes it 224% the length of the average book. It also has 206% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 21 minutes to read Samuel Barber aloud.
Samuel Barber is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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