How Long to Read Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings

How Long Does it Take to Read Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings?

It takes the average reader 18 hours and 20 minutes to read Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings by Virgil Thomson

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Description

An unprecedented collection of polemical and autobiographical writings by America’s greatest composer-critic. Following on the critically acclaimed 2014 edition of Virgil Thomson's collected newspaper music criticism, The Library of America and Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic Tim Page now present Thomson’s other literary and critical works, a body of writing that constitutes America’s musical declaration of independence from the European past. This volume opens with The State of Music (1939), the book that made Thomson’s name as a critic and won him his 14-year stint at the New York...

How long is Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings?

Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings by Virgil Thomson is 1,100 pages long, and a total of 275,000 words.

This makes it 371% the length of the average book. It also has 336% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 25 hours and 2 minutes to read Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings aloud.

What Reading Level is Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings?

Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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