How Long to Read The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms

How Long Does it Take to Read The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms by Christopher Fifield

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

Description

It was Carl Dahlhaus who coined the phrase ’dead time’ to describe the state of the symphony between Schumann and Brahms. Christopher Fifield argues that many of the symphonies dismissed by Dahlhaus made worthy contributions to the genre. He traces the root of the problem further back to Beethoven’s ninth symphony, a work which then proceeded to intimidate symphonists who followed in its composer's footsteps, including Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumann. In 1824 Beethoven set a standard that then had to rise in response to more demanding expectations from both audiences and the musical press. Christopher Fifield, who has a conductor’s intimacy with the repertory, looks in turn at the five decades between the mid-1820s and mid-1870s. He deals only with non-programmatic works, leaving the programme symphony to travel its own route to the symphonic poem. Composers who lead to Brahms (himself a reluctant symphonist until the age of 43 in 1876) are frequently dismissed as epigones of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schumann but by investigating their symphonies, Fifield reveals their respective brands of originality, even their own possible influence upon Brahms himself and in so doing, shines a light into a half-century of neglected nineteenth century German symphonic music.

How long is The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms?

The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms by Christopher Fifield is 366 pages long, and a total of 93,696 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms aloud.

What Reading Level is The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms?

The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms 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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