Books like Silence

12 books to read next

• A History of Western Music Donald Jay Grout, Donald J. Grout, Claude V. Palisca, J. Peter Burkholder 15.5 h
• The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein 5.6 h
• The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works Lydia Goehr 5.8 h
• Understanding Music Jeremy Yudkin 9.1 h
• Can't Stop, Won't Stop Jeff Chang, D. J. Kool Herc, Dave Cook, Mirron Willis 10.0 h
• The Music of Black Americans Eileen Southern 11.0 h
• The Classical Style Charles Rosen 9.8 h
• The History of Jazz Ted Gioia 8.8 h
• Medieval Music Richard H. Hoppin 10.4 h
• Music in Transition Jim Samson 4.4 h
• The Birth of Tragedy Friedrich Nietzsche 3.8 h
• Baroque Music Claude V. Palisca 5.5 h

How long each takes

A History of Western Music Donald Jay Grout, Donald J. Grout, Claude V. Palisca, J. Peter Burkholder 15.5 h The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein 5.6 h The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works Lydia Goehr 5.8 h Understanding Music Jeremy Yudkin 9.1 h Can't Stop, Won't Stop Jeff Chang, D. J. Kool Herc, Dave Cook, Mirron Willis 10.0 h The Music of Black Americans Eileen Southern 11.0 h The Classical Style Charles Rosen 9.8 h The History of Jazz Ted Gioia 8.8 h Medieval Music Richard H. Hoppin 10.4 h Music in Transition Jim Samson 4.4 h The Birth of Tragedy Friedrich Nietzsche 3.8 h Baroque Music Claude V. Palisca 5.5 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.