How Long to Read The Reinvention of Religious Music

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reinvention of Religious Music?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Reinvention of Religious Music by Sander van Maas

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

Description

On the basis of a careful analysis of Olivier Messiaen's work, this book argues for a renewal of our thinking about religious music. Addressing his notion of a "hyper-religious" music of sounds and colors, it aims to show that Messiaen has broken new ground. His reinvention of religious music makes us again aware of the fact that religious music, if taken in its proper radical sense, belongs to the foremost of musical adventures. The work of Olivier Messiaen is well known for its inclusion of religious themes and gestures. These alone, however, do not seem enough to account for the religious status of the work. Arguing for a "breakthrough toward the beyond" on the basis of the synaesthetic experience of music, Messiaen invites a confrontation with contemporary theologians and post-secular thinkers. How to account for a religious breakthrough that is produced by a work of art? Starting from an analysis of his 1960s oratorio La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, this book arranges a moderated dialogue between Messiaen and the music theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar, the phenomenology of revelation of Jean-Luc Marion, the rethinking of religion and technics in Jacques Derrida and Bernard Stiegler, and the Augustinian ruminations of Søren Kierkegaard and Jean-François Lyotard. Ultimately, this confrontation underscores the challenging yet deeply affirmative nature of Messiaen's music.

How long is The Reinvention of Religious Music?

The Reinvention of Religious Music by Sander van Maas is 242 pages long, and a total of 60,984 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reinvention of Religious Music Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Reinvention of Religious Music aloud.

What Reading Level is The Reinvention of Religious Music?

The Reinvention of Religious Music is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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