How Long to Read Voices in the Wilderness

How Long Does it Take to Read Voices in the Wilderness?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 23 minutes to read Voices in the Wilderness by Walter Simmons

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

Description

Despite the Modernist search for new and innovative aesthetics and rejection of traditional tonality, several twentieth century composers have found their own voice while steadfastly relying on the aesthetics and techniques of Romanticism and 19th century composition principles. Musicological and reference texts have regarded these composers as isolated exceptions to modern thoughts of composition—exceptions of little importance, treated simplistically and superficially. Music critic and scholar Walter Simmons, however, believes these composers and their works should be taken seriously. They are worthy of more scholarly consideration, and deserve proper analysis, assessment, and discussion in their own regard. In Voices in the Wilderness, the first in a series of books celebrating the "Twentieth-Century Traditionalist," Simmons looks at six Neo-Romantic composers: Ernest Bloch Howard Hanson Vittorio Giannini Paul Creston Samuel Barber Nicolas Flagello Through biographical overviews and a comprehensive assessment of musical works, Simmons provides readers with a clear understanding of the significance of the composers, their bodies of work, and their placement in musicological history. The chapters delve deeply and objectively into each composer's oeuvre, addressing their origins, stylistic traits and consistencies, phases of development, strengths and weaknesses, and affinities with other composers. The composers' most representative works are identified, and each chapter concludes with a discography of essential recordings. Visit the author's website to read samples from the book and to listen to representative excerpts of each composer's work.

How long is Voices in the Wilderness?

Voices in the Wilderness by Walter Simmons is 435 pages long, and a total of 110,925 words.

This makes it 147% the length of the average book. It also has 136% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Voices in the Wilderness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 6 minutes to read Voices in the Wilderness aloud.

What Reading Level is Voices in the Wilderness?

Voices in the Wilderness 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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