Hobbits
This work is the fifth movement of the composer's Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings.
General Info
Year: 1987 / 2023
Duration: 8:50
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amstel Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $165.00 | Score Only - $39.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboes I-II (II doubling English Horn)
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (optional)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo (2 players)-I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
B-flat or C Trumpet I-II-III-IV (I doubling B-flat Flugelhorn)
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Anvil
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom Tom
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
Errata and suggestions from Johan de Meij posted with permission 4/8/2013
- Flutes, m.156: Add dot to beat 2 quarter note
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, m.195: tremolo is G to B-flat, not B-natural. Score is wrong, part is correct.
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III, m.50: A, not G
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III, m.208: C#, not C-natural
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone, m.11: Tie half note to eighth note
- E-flat Alto Saxophone II, m.102: C-natural
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone, m. 128: Tie across barline to 129
- Trumpet IV, m.184: Trumpet 4 missing from score
- Horns, m.163-170: 2nd time Horns Bells Up!
- Horn in F II, m.189: G, not Gb
- Horn in F II, m.219: Horn II one bar missing – same as 217/218
- Baritone T.C., m.184-189: Key signature should be one sharp, not two.
- C-Tuba part should sound an octave LOWER as written [8va bassa sempre] - ALL five movements
- Snare Drum, m.163-183: Snare drum should have 32nd grace notes before every quarter note [as in score, part is wrong]
- Snare Drum, m.186-189: Snare drum tacet after the first note
In score:
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, m.195: Tremolo is G to B-flat, not B-natural.
Program Notes
The fifth movement expresses the carefree and optimistic character of the Hobbits in a happy folk dance; the hymn that follows emanates the determination and noblesse of the hobbit folk. The symphony does not end on an exuberant note, but is concluded peacefully and resigned, in keeping with the symbolic mood of the last chapter, The Grey Havens, in which Frodo and Gandalf sail away in a white ship and disappear slowly beyond the horizon.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
- New York: Grade VI
- Iowa: Grade VI
Performances
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- Metropolitan Winds of Toronto (Ont., Can.) (Kevin Vuong, conductor) - 25 November 2023
- Arizona State University (Tempe) Wind Ensemble (Anna Scott, conductor) - 27 January 2023
- Penn State University (University Park) Concert Band (Robert Hickey, conductor) - 7 December 2022
- James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Concert Band (Scott Rikkers, conductor) - 24 March 2022
- University of Montana (Missoula) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (James Smart, conductor) – 22 February 2020
- Ohio University (Athens) Symphonic Band (Richard Suk, conductor) – 5 December 2019
- Nazareth College (Rochester, N.Y.) Wind Symphony (Jared Chase, conductor) – 19 November 2019
- Cleveland State University (Ohio) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Birch Browning, conductor) – 17 November 2019
- Hope College (Holland, Mich.) Wind Ensemble (Gabe Southard, conductor) – 31 October 2019
- Texas Christian University Symphonic Band (Fort Worth) (Donald Hale, conductor) - 3 October 2019
- Medalist Concert Band (Bloomington, Minn.) (Jerry Luckhardt, conductor) – 19 May 2019
- Philadelphia (Penn.) Wind Symphony (Virginia Allen, conductor) – 18 May 2019
- Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, W. Va.) Wind Ensemble (Scott Hippensteel, conductor)– 11 May 2019
- University of Tasmania (Australia) Wind Ensemble (Sean Priest, conductor) – 10 May 2019
- Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary Gilroy, conductor) – 5 May 2019
- Angelo State University (San Angelo, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Jonathan D. Alvis, conductor) – 3 May 2019
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro, University Band (J. Benjamin Jones, conductor) – 1 May 2019
- Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, W.Va.) Wind Ensemble (Scott Hippensteel, conductor) – 27 April 2019
- University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Concert Band (Heath Nails, conductor) – 24 April 2019
- The Ohio State University (Columbus) Wind Symphony (Russell C. Mikkelson, conductor) – 19 April 2019
- Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Christine Keenan, conductor) – 31 March 2019
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)
- 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
- 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)