Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender)

Johan de Meij

Johan de Meij (arr. Paul Lavender)

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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

(percussion detail desired)

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

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
• Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
  • 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)
• The Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
• Lord of the Rings (full symphony). See: Symphony No. 1
• Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
• Madurodam (1997)
• March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
• Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
• Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
• 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)
• 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