How long does it take to read Mozart?
Mozart by Maynard Solomon takes about 11 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 53 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 648 pages, about 178,200 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mozart: A Life is based on an unsurpassed knowledge of the documentary sources, including numerous documents that have not previously appeared in any biography of the composer. It offers a beautifully written and absorbing narrative of Mozart's life, from his birth in 1756 and childhood in Salzburg to the extraordinary decade of acclaimed performances in the capitals of Europe, where he was honored by royal families and adoring audiences, to his emergence as a prolific young composer, his status as Salzburg's favorite son in the 1770s, his conquest of Vienna, his marriage there, his financial vicissitudes, his later journeys to Prague and Germany, his deepening melancholia, his final triumphs, and his premature death in 1791.
Subjects: Composers, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction
