How long does it take to read The Joy of Music?
Leonard Bernstein
The Joy of Music by Leonard Bernstein takes about 5 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 303 pages, about 83,325 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Illustrated talks on music appreciation, based on the author's "Omnibus" television shows. Includes expanded scripts of seven of the shows.
Subjects: Music, Addresses, essays, lectures, History and criticism, Music appreciation, Musique, Histoire et critique
