How long does it take to read Versuch Einer Anweisung Die Flöte Traversiere Zu Spielen?
Johann Joachim Quantz
Versuch Einer Anweisung Die Flöte Traversiere Zu Spielen by Johann Joachim Quantz takes about 6 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1752. 367 pages, about 100,925 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Johann Joachim Quantz's On Playing the Flute, first published in both German and French editions in 1752, has long been recognized as one of the most significant and in-depth treatises on eighteenth-century musical thought, performance practice, and style. This classic text of Baroque music instruction goes far beyond an introduction to flute methods by offering a comprehensive program of studies that is equally applicable to other instruments and singers.". "The work comprises three interrelated essays that examine the education of the solo musician, the art of accompaniment, and forms and style. Quantz provides detailed treatment of a wide range of subjects, including phrasing, ornamentation, accent, intensity, tuning, cadenzas, the role of the concertmaster, stage deportment, and techniques for playing dance movements. Of special interest is a table that relates various tempi to the speed of the pulse, which will help today's musicians solve the challenge of playing authentic performance tempi in Baroque music. This edition includes 224 musical examples from Quantz's original text and features a new introduction by translator Edward R. Reilly that considers recent scholarship on Quantz's significant role in eighteenth-century musical activity.". "On Playing the Flute conveys the constancy of musical life over time and remains a valuable guide for contemporary musicians."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Analysis, appreciation, Barok, Fluiten (instrument), Flute, Flute music, Instruction and study
