The Story of Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Music runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Howard Goodall (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,038 Social Science 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 Story of Music is an audiobook by Howard Goodall: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Howard Goodall, released March 21, 2013, on the Social Science shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Howard Goodall
- Released
- March 21, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science
- ISBN
- 9781448178193
How to listen to The Story of Music free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Music as an audiobook?
The Story of Music runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Story of Music free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Music?
The Story of Music is narrated by Howard Goodall.
Is The Story of Music worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.