How Long to Read The Songs of Robert Schumann

How Long Does it Take to Read The Songs of Robert Schumann?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Songs of Robert Schumann by Eric Sams

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

Description

Eric Sams' study of Schumann's 246 songs (Faber 1961, revised 1993) - a companion volume to his The Songs of Hugo Wolf, also available in Faber Finds - remains a classic text. By providing a translation, commentary and notes for each of the songs, tracing original sources and relating recurring themes vividly to Schumann's life, Sams provides a unique documentary of Schumann's song-writing art. The book includes a foreword (to the First Edition) by the legendary accompanist, Gerald Moore, who writes: 'So felicitous is the writing that one is hardly conscious of the erudition and profound...

How long is The Songs of Robert Schumann?

The Songs of Robert Schumann by Eric Sams is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Songs of Robert Schumann Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Songs of Robert Schumann aloud.

What Reading Level is The Songs of Robert Schumann?

The Songs of Robert Schumann 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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