How Long to Read The Oxford History of Western Music

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oxford History of Western Music?

It takes the average reader 65 hours and 48 minutes to read The Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin

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

Description

The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. This text illuminates, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. Taking a critical perspective, this text sets the details of music, the chronological sweep of figures, works, and musical ideas, within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history. Written by an authoritative, opinionated, and controversial figure in musicology, The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works, a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered. Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age, to illustrate how the music itself works, and how contemporaries heard and understood it. It also describes how the context of each stylistic period--key cultural, historical, social, economic, and scientific events--influenced and directed compositional choices.

How long is The Oxford History of Western Music?

The Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin is 3,856 pages long, and a total of 987,136 words.

This makes it 1301% the length of the average book. It also has 1206% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oxford History of Western Music Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 89 hours and 54 minutes to read The Oxford History of Western Music aloud.

What Reading Level is The Oxford History of Western Music?

The Oxford History of Western Music 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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