How long does it take to read Sounds and Scores?
a practical guide to professional orchestration
Henry Mancini
Sounds and Scores by Henry Mancini takes about 4 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 243 pages, about 66,825 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Dance music, Instrumentation and orchestration, Jazz, Singing
