How Long to Read The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 57 minutes to read The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy by Erica Siegel

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

Description

The first full-length biographical study of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). The British-born Irish composer (Dame) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) is best known today for her cycle of thirteen string quartets, composed over five decades. And yet, her oeuvre ranges from large scale choral works, to ballets, operas, and symphonic scores. Having studied with Charles Wood and Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music, many of her compositions also garnered accolades from peers and established musical figures such as Gustav Holst, Donald Francis Tovey, and Henry Wood, among others. With access to a wealth of documentation previously unavailable, this book explores Maconchy's life and music within a greater consideration of the social and political context of the world in which she lived. While the influence of Bartók has been well documented, this book reveals the equally potent influence of Vaughan Williams on Maconchy's musical idiom. This book also discusses Maconchy's foray into administration and her advocacy of young composers through her work as the first woman to be elected Chairman of the Composers' Guild of Great Britain in 1959 and President of the Society for the Promotion of New Music following the death of Benjamin Britten in 1976. It will be required reading for those interested in the lives of women composers, twentieth-century British music, and musical modernism.

How long is The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy?

The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy by Erica Siegel is 353 pages long, and a total of 89,309 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 109% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 8 minutes to read The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy?

The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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