How Long to Read The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint)?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 20 minutes to read The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint) by Carl Engel

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Description

The new book series ANTIQUARIAN WRITINGS IN MUSIC ARCHAEOLOGY brings to light forgotten works of 19th and early 20th century authors in combining high-quality reprints with commentaries on the life and work of these early authors. The first volume celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Engel's groundbreaking work THE MUSIC OF THE MOST ANCIENT NATIONS (1864). Long before music archaeology and ethnomusicology became disciplines, Carl Engel (1818-1882) was the first scholar to undertake revolutionary research into our musical past, taking into account all sources available at the time. Like other 19th century scholars, he referred to archaeological finds of musical instruments, works of art with musical scenes and written testimonials on the musical life of the past, but the level of integration of these sources was outstanding. Furthermore, being thoroughly ahead of the times, he compared the historical sources with ethnographic sources and traditional music from all over the world in order to make interpretations of the musical past. THE MUSIC OF THE MOST ANCIENT NATIONS was reprinted once in Carl Engel's lifetime (1870), and facsimiles of the first edition were published in 1909 and 1929. The present reprint is made from the 1929 facsimile with the additional inclusion of three photographs of recent finds, namely the silver trumpet from the tomb of king Tut-Ankh-Amun and the harp from queen Pu-Abi from Ur. These photographs are now printed on art print paper. The present edition also contains, in the form of supplements, the title page of the first edition and Carl Engel's introduction from the second edition. Special care has been taken in reproducing the original woodcuts and restoring the musical notations, which were partly washed out due to a defective print of the first editions. The reprint is complemented by two commentaries on Engel's life, three commentaries on individual chapters of THE MUSIC OF THE MOST ANCIENT NATIONS, and a timeline of Engel's world. The commentaries, written by Graeme Lawson, Bennett Zon, Sam Mirelman Sibylle Emerit, and Theodore W. Burgh, discuss Engel's work in the light of present-day scholarship. The historiographical reflection makes the present edition an indispensable tool for everyone interested in the study of past music cultures and their present traces.

How long is The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint)?

The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint) by Carl Engel is 380 pages long, and a total of 95,000 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint)?

The Music of the Most Ancient Nations (Commented Reprint) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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