Hobbits

From Wind Repertory Project

Johan de Meij

Johan de Meij


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

1988 oirignal edition

  • Full Score
  • C Piccolo
  • Flute I-II
  • Oboes I-II
  • 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
  • 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 Flugelhorn)
  • Trombone I-II-III-IV
  • Euphonium (div.)
  • E-flat Bass
  • B-flat Bass
  • String Bass
  • Piano
  • Timpani
  • Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
*Anvil
*Bass Drum
*Chimes
*Crash Cymbals
*Orchestra Bells
*Snare Drum
*Suspended Cymbal
*Tambourine
*Tom-tom
*Triangle
*Wood Block
*Xylophone


2023 revised edition

  • Full Score
  • C Piccolo
  • Flute I-II
  • Oboes I-II
  • English Horn
  • Bassoon I-II
  • Contrabassoon
  • E-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
  • E-flat Alto Clarinet
  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Horn in F I-II-III-IV
  • B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV (I doubling Flugelhorn)
  • Trombone I-II-III
  • Bass Trombone
  • Euphonium I-II
  • Tuba (div.)
  • String Bass
  • Cello (div. 3)
  • Harp
  • Piano/Celesta
  • Timpani
  • Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
*Anvil
*Bass Drum (Cymbal attached)
*Chimes
*Crash Cymbals
*Orchestra Bells
*Snare Drum
*Suspended Cymbal
*Tambourine
*Tenor Drum
*Tom-tom
*Triangle
*Wood Block
*Vibraphone
*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


State Ratings

  • New York: Grade VI
  • Iowa: Grade VI


Performances

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  • Quincy (Ill.) Concert Band (Trent Hollinger, conductor) - 15 March 2026
  • Bemidji (Minn.) State University Symphonic Band (Ryan Webber, conductor) - 17 November 2025
  • 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 (Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor) – 19 April 2019
  • Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Christine Keenan, conductor) – 31 March 2019
  • Takaoka (Japan) Commercial High School Band (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 16 December 1993 (1993 Midwest Clinic)


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