How Long to Read The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument

How Long Does it Take to Read The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 33 minutes to read The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument by David Schoenbaum

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

Description

The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it. A 16-ounce package of polished wood, strings, and air, the violin is perhaps the most affordable, portable, and adaptable instrument ever created. As congenial to reels, ragas, Delta blues, and indie rock as it is to solo Bach and late Beethoven, it has been played standing or sitting, alone or in groups, in bars, churches, concert halls, lumber camps, even concentration camps, by pros and amateurs, adults and children, men and women, at virtually any latitude on any continent. Despite dogged attempts by musicologists worldwide to find its source, the violin’s origins remain maddeningly elusive. The instrument surfaced from nowhere in particular, in a world that Columbus had only recently left behind and Shakespeare had yet to put on paper. By the end of the violin’s first century, people were just discovering its possibilities. But it was already the instrument of choice for some of the greatest music ever composed by the end of its second. By the dawn of its fifth, it was established on five continents as an icon of globalization, modernization, and social mobility, an A-list trophy, and a potential capital gain. In The Violin, David Schoenbaum has combined the stories of its makers, dealers, and players into a global history of the past five centuries. From the earliest days, when violin makers acquired their craft from box makers, to Stradivari and the Golden Age of Cremona; Vuillaume and the Hills, who turned it into a global collectible; and incomparable performers from Paganini and Joachim to Heifetz and Oistrakh, Schoenbaum lays out the business, politics, and art of the world’s most versatile instrument.

How long is The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument?

The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument by David Schoenbaum is 736 pages long, and a total of 188,416 words.

This makes it 248% the length of the average book. It also has 230% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 9 minutes to read The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument aloud.

What Reading Level is The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument?

The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument 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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