How Long to Read Composing for Japanese Instruments

How Long Does it Take to Read Composing for Japanese Instruments?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Composing for Japanese Instruments by Minoru Miki

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

Description

The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. Composing for Japanese Instruments is a practical orchestration/instrumentation manual with contextual and relevant historical information for composers who wish to learn how to compose for traditional Japanese instruments. Widely regarded as the authoritative text on the subject in Japan and China, it contains hundreds of musical examples, diagrams, photographs, and fingering charts, and comes complete with two accompanying compact discs of musical examples. Its author, Minoru Miki, is a composer of international renown and is recognized in Japan as a pioneer in writing for Japanese traditional instruments. The book contains valuable appendices, one of works Miki himself has composed using Japanese traditional instruments, and one of works by other composers -- including Toru Takemitsu and Henry Cowell -- using Japanese traditional instruments. Marty Regan is Assistant Professor of Music at Texas A&M University; Philip Flavin is a Research Fellow in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.

How long is Composing for Japanese Instruments?

Composing for Japanese Instruments by Minoru Miki is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Composing for Japanese Instruments Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Composing for Japanese Instruments aloud.

What Reading Level is Composing for Japanese Instruments?

Composing for Japanese Instruments is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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