How Long to Read The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars

How Long Does it Take to Read The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 32 minutes to read The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars by Marina Ritzarev

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

Description

Musical vernaculars are a rare and challenging object of study. Their sound can include everything—from local folk and popular songs to random foreign hits and fragments of classic repertoire. It is an everchanging element—eclectic, whimsical, and resistant to regularity. Based on the author’s multicultural experience, proficiency in Russian and Jewish music history, and interest in anthropology, this book explores the essential features of vernaculars. They can have varying degrees of changeability; some are quite stable, and exist in closed rural or immigrant communities (phylo-vernacular), while others are dynamic, like those of an urbanized population (onto-vernacular). These types of vernacular can turn into one another when communities migrate—that is, agricultural people move to cities, and the townspeople settle on the land. Understanding the changes in the vernacular repertoires as something natural, this book defends the value of urbanized folk music, disputing the traditional view of art-music composers of rural folk songs as only “authentic” and suitable for expressing nationalistic sentiments. The book also examines unexpected interconnections between Russian and Jewish music, both in their vernacular manifestations and the creative work of Sergei Slonimsky and Dmitry Shostakovich.

How long is The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars?

The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars by Marina Ritzarev is 207 pages long, and a total of 53,199 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars aloud.

What Reading Level is The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars?

The Paradox of Musical Vernaculars is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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