How Long to Read The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations

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It takes the average reader 3 hours to read The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations by W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews

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The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews PREFACE. When a musical student begins to think of music as a literature and to inquire about individualities of style and musical expression, it is necessary for him to come as soon as possible to the fountainheads of this literature in the works of a few great masters who have set the pace and established the limits for all the rest. In the line of purely instrumental music this has been done by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner. The latter, who exercised a vast influence upon the manner of developing a musical thought and in the selection of the orchestral colors in which it can be expressed advantageously, powerfully stimulated all composers later than himself, nevertheless exerted this influence at second-hand, so to say, never having written purely instrumental movements, but merely dramatic accompaniments of one intensity or another. Hence, for our present purposes we may leave Wagner out altogether. Practically, down to about the year 1875, everything in instrumental music is original with the masters already mentioned, or was derived from them or suggested by them. Hence, in order to understand instrumental music we have, first of all, to make a beginning with the peculiarities, individualities, beauty, and mastership of these great writers. Such is the design of the following programs and explanatory matter. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

How long is The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations?

The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations by W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations aloud.

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The Masters and Their Music a Series of Illustrative Programs with Biographical, Esthetical, and Critical Annotations is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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