Gandalf part i from the lord of the rings symphony orchestra. Classical music similar to howard shores lotr soundtrack. He gained a reputation after graduation as a skilled arranger of both popular and classical music, but it was his work as a composer that brought him his widest recognition, beginning in 1988 with his symphony no. In the lord of the rings, gollum follows the fellowship and eventually insinuates himself into frodo and sams company in order to try to reclaim his precious. The 35minute first movement is a miniature symphony in and of itself and will be performed in transcription on this concert along with the transformative finale of the entire work. After 25 years, thousands of performances and dozens of recordings, we now know that those friendly warnings were totally off the mark. Tolkiens literary masterpiece, is a challenging and uniquely rewarding composition for the advanced concert band. Written between 1984 and 1987, it was premiered in brussels, belgium in 1988. Evocative, brooding, descriptive, and unmannered, it captures the essence of gandalf, shadowfax, lothlorien, gollum, the journey through moria, and hobbits in music. The name pentagram fivepointed star only relates to the structure of the piece, on the one hand because it consists of five movements, on the other hand.
As performed here by the symphonic wind orchestra of st. Thorn in a live concert, the levels of musicality and virtuosity reached undeniably places the ensemble in the league of worldclass musicmakers. Well instantly send an email containing product info and a link to it. The hobbit and the lord of the rings film music collection. It premiered the same year as the fellowship of the ring film.
Journey in the dark lordringsset of sheet music by. It premiered in 1988 with the groot harmonieorkest van. March 20 marked the 25th anniversary of symphony no. Lord of the rings is a superbly written piece of music.
He rose to international fame as a composer with his symphony no. The symphony consists of five separate movements, each illustrating a personage or an important episode from the book orchestre dharmonie the music. The lord of the rings complete edition music shop europe. To send to more than one person, separate addresses with a comma. This month, howe records proudly presents the world premiere recording of howard shores lord of the rings symphony. Working directly with the composer, paul lavender has masterfully arranged and condensed three of the original five movements into a practical concert version, written at a level and instrumentation that brings this dramatic work. Lothlorien part ii from the lord of the rings symphony orchestra. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Id like to introduce everyone to an epic piece of music, befitting an epic story. Tell a friend or remind yourself about this product. The symphony is based on literary themes from the novel by j.
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