Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender)

Johan de Meij

Johan de Meij (arr. Paul Lavender)

Subtitle: Excerpts from Symphony No. 1

General Info

Year: 1987 / 2001
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: III-1/2(see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Symphony
Publisher: Amstel, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $105.00   |   Score Only (print) - $28.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba (String Bass)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Anvil
• Bass Drum
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Gong
• Orchestra Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Temple Blocks (2)
• Tenor Drum
• Tom Toms (2)
• Triangle
• Whip
• Wood Block
• Xylophone
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Johan de Meij’s first symphony The Lord of the Rings, based on the famous trilogy by Tolkien, has established itself as a ‘classic’ piece in the concert band piece repertoire. After close consultation with the composer, Paul Lavender has masterfully adapted and condensed three of the original five movements into a practical concert version. The movements are Gandolf, Shadowfax, and Lothlórien.

- Program Note adapted from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Johan Willem Friso Military Band
• Audio CD: VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 2001

State Ratings

• Kansas: IV
• Tennessee: IV

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Marshall University (Huntington, W. Va.) Symphonic Band (Christopher Schletter, conductor) - 5 October 2023
• Rancho Cordova (Calif.) River City Concert Band (Tom Seaton, conductor) - 19 March 2023
• University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Alumni (Riaan van Wyk, conductor) – 22 September 2018
• VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 21 December 2001 (2001 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

• African Harmony (2017)
• Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
• American Prelude
• Aquarium (1991)
• At Kitty O'Shea's (2011)
• Beatles Collection (as arranger) (1982)
• Canticles (2007)
• Casanova (2000)
• Celtic Classics (2016)
• Ceremonial Fanfare (2005)
• Chanson de Matin (as arranger) (c. 1890/1988)
• Clair de lune (as arranger) (1890/1905/2017)
• Cloud Factory (2011)
• Continental Overture (1997)
• Copacabana (as arranger)
• Downtown Divertimento (2014)
• Dutch Masters Suite (2008)
• Echoes of San Marco (2016)
• Edgar (as arranger) (1889/2008)
• Extreme Make-Over (2004)
• Extreme Beethoven (2012)
• Fellini (2015)
• Festive Hymn (2007)
• Fifty Shades of E (2016)
• Highlights from "Riverdance" (as arranger) (1994/2014)
• Highlights from the Seville Suite (as arranger) (1992/2011)
• Hobbits Dance and Hymn (arr. Lavender) (1987/2006)
• Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
• James Bond 007 (1983/2021)
• Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1995)
  • Dance I (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • Dance II (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • Waltz No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • Finale (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
• Joropo (as arranger)
• Jupiter Hymn (as arranger)
• Klezmer Classics (2004)
• La Fanciulla del West (as arranger) (1910/2008)
• La Quintessenza (1990/1998)
• Les Papillons (as editor)
• Loch Ness (1988)
• Lord of the Rings. See: Symphony No. 1
• Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
• Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
• Madurodam (1997)
• March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
• Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (as arranger) (1826/2022)
• Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
• Mondriaan (2021)
• Musical Highlights from "Chess" (as arranger) (1993)
• The Painted Bird (2021)
• Pavane (as arranger) (1899/1991)
• Pennsylvania Faux Songs (2018)
• Phantom of the Opera (as arranger)
• Polish Christmas Music, Part I (1995)
• Ratatouille Satirique (as arranger) (/1994)
• Romeo and Juliet (as arranger). See: Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
• Rotterdam 1945 (2019)
• Sinfonietta No. 1 (2011/2012)
• Songs from the Catskills (2012)
• Spring (2010)
• Star Wars Saga (as arranger) (1987)
• Suite for Variety Orchestra (as arranger) (post 1956/1994)
• Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (as arranger) (1935/1990)
• Summer (2013)
• Symphony No. 1 (1987)
  • Gandalf (The Wizard)
  • Lothlorien (The Elvenwood)
  • Gollum (Smeagol)
  • Journey in the Dark
  • Hobbits
• Symphony No. 2 (1993)
• Symphony No. 3 (2007)
• Symphony No. 4 (2013)
• Symphony No. 5 (2018)
  • Ancalagon, the Black (2018)
• UFO Concerto (2012)
• T-Bone Concerto (1996)
• Te Deum (as transcriber) (1900/2010)
• Two-Bone Concerto (2016)
• Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
• Triptychon (2023)
• Triumphal March (as arranger) (1872/2003)
• Un Momento Dado (2021)
• The Venetian Collection
  • Empire of Light
  • Magic Garden
  • The Red Tower
  • Voice of Space
• Via Claudia (2012)
• Wind in the Willows (2002)
• Windy City Overture (2006)
• The Witches' Sabbath (as arranger)
• The Woman in White (as arranger) (2006)
• The Year 2020 (2022)

Resources

• De Meij, J.; Lavender, P. (2001). The Lord of the Rings: Excerpts from Symphony No. 1 [score]. Amstel Music: Amsterdam, Neth.
• Johan de Meij website – Accessed 29 June 2022
• Perusal score