How Long to Read The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 2 minutes to read The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music by David W. Hughes

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

Description

Music is a frequently neglected aspect of Japanese culture. It is in fact a highly problematic area, as the Japanese actively introduced Western music into their modern education system in the Meiji period (1868-1911), creating westernized melodies and instrumental instruction for Japanese children from kindergarten upwards. As a result, most Japanese now have a far greater familiarity with Western (or westernized) music than with traditional Japanese music. Traditional or classical Japanese music has become somewhat ghettoized, often known and practised only by small groups of people in social structures which have survived since the pre-modern era. Such marginalization of Japanese music is one of the less recognized costs of Japan's modernization. On the other hand, music in its westernized and modernized forms has an extremely important place in Japanese culture and society, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, for example, being so widely known and performed that it is arguably part of contemporary Japanese popular and mass culture. Japan has become a world leader in the mass production of Western musical instruments and in innovative methodologies of music education (Yamaha and Suzuki). More recently, the Japanese craze of karaoke as a musical entertainment and as musical hardware has made an impact on the leisure and popular culture of many countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. This is the first book to cover in detail all genres including court music, Buddhist chant, theatre music, chamber ensemble music and folk music, as well as contemporary music and the connections between music and society in various periods. The book is a collaborative effort, involving both Japanese and English speaking authors, and was conceived by the editors to form a balanced approach that comprehensively treats the full range of Japanese musical culture.

How long is The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music?

The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music by David W. Hughes is 468 pages long, and a total of 120,744 words.

This makes it 158% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 59 minutes to read The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music?

The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music 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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