How Long to Read The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons

How Long Does it Take to Read The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 29 minutes to read The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons by Eva Badura-Skoda

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

Description

“Badura-Skoda addresses the place of the piano in the eighteenth century from the perspective of a scholar and performer” (Eighteenth-Century Music). In the late seventeenth century, Italian musician and inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori developed a new musical instrument—his cembalo che fa il piano e forte, which allowed keyboard players flexible dynamic gradation. This innovation, which came to be known as the hammer-harpsichord or fortepiano grand, was slow to catch on in musical circles. However, as renowned piano historian Eva Badura-Skoda demonstrates, the instrument inspired new keyboard...

How long is The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons?

The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons by Eva Badura-Skoda is 503 pages long, and a total of 127,259 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 35 minutes to read The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons aloud.

What Reading Level is The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons?

The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons 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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