Journey in the Dark
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This work is the fourth 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:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Gong
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Temple Blocks
- Tenor Drum
- Whip
- Xylophone
Errata
Errata and suggestions from Johan de Meij posted with permission 4/8/2013
- Timpani, m1-53: The D 8va bassa ad lib.
- Piano, m.141-144: 8va bassa, sempre con pedale.
!! All five movements: C-Tuba part should sound an octave LOWER as written [8va bassa sempre]
Program Notes
The fourth movement describes the laborious journey of the fellowship of the ring, headed by the wizard Gandalf, through the dark tunnels of the Mines of Moria. The slow walking cadenza and the fear are clearly audible in the monotonous rhythm of the low brass, piano and percussion. After a wild pursuit by hostile creatures, the Orks, Gandalf is engaged in battle with a horrible monster, the Balrog, and crashes from the subterranean bridge of Khazad-Dûm in a fathomless abyss. To the melancholy tones of a Marcia funèbre, the bewildered companions trudge on, looking for the only way out of the mines, the East Gate of Moria.
- Program Note by composer
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- 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
- St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Matthew Mireles, conductor) - 28 March 2019
- Colby College (Waterville, Maine) Wind Ensemble (Eric Thomas, conductor) – 16 March 2018
- Metropolitan Wind Symphony (Lexington, Mass). (Louis J. Buckley, conductor) – 3 March 2019
- Duke University (Durham, N.C.) Wind Symphony (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 2 March 2019
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 25 February 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- African Harmony (2017)
- Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
- 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)
- 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)