How Long to Read The Why of Music

How Long Does it Take to Read The Why of Music?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 58 minutes to read The Why of Music by Donald N. Ferguson

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

Description

The Why of Music was first published in 1969. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. In his many tears of teaching and writing about music Professor Ferguson has given much thought to the question of the why of music — why does music affect us as it does, why are we deeply moved by some music by not by other music, what is it about music that "sends" us, and where does it send us? In this book he explores such questions in depth and provides intriguing answers. The discussions are presented in the form of dialogues between the author and several friends. As Professor Ferguson explains, the book is intended to take the reader on a guided tour, a tour which follows, in part, the familiar roads of formal music appreciation but which leads more often into byways where, almost hidden by the brilliant Hows that line the more familiar roads, lurks the essential Why of music. He describes this Why as the fertilizing commerce between music and human experience—a portrayal, not of the tangible facts of experience, but of the concern aroused by our encounter with those facts. He explains that while avant-garde abstractionism is concerned only with music as art—a concern too specialized for the general music lover to grasp and too narrow to sustain interest—the Why of enduring music lies in its endeavor to portray experience as it lives in Everyman's mind.

How long is The Why of Music?

The Why of Music by Donald N. Ferguson is 638 pages long, and a total of 164,604 words.

This makes it 215% the length of the average book. It also has 201% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 59 minutes to read The Why of Music aloud.

What Reading Level is The Why of Music?

The Why of 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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