How long does it take to read Fundamentals of Musical Composition?
Fundamentals of Musical Composition by Arnold Schoenberg takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Representing the culmination of more than forty years in the composer's life devoted to teaching students in Europe and America, this book has the practical objective of introducing students to the process of composing in a systematic way, from the smallest to the largest forms.
Subjects: Composition (Music), Composition (Musique)
