The Shortest History of Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of Music runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
Jonathan Todd Ross narrates 486 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,300 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
361 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Shortest History of Music is an audiobook by Andrew Ford: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Todd Ross, released May 6, 2025, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Todd Ross
- Released
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9798331910327
How to listen to The Shortest History of Music free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shortest History of Music as an audiobook?
The Shortest History of Music runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Shortest History of Music free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shortest History of Music?
The Shortest History of Music is narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross.