The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos for Strings: Violin (with Piano Acc.), Book & Online Audio/Software

by Howard Shore (Composer), Bill Galliford (Composer)

Music from all three films arranged for string instruments. Desirable and collectible, these instrumental folios are loaded with black-and-white photos of scenes from all three films. They are printed on top-quality antique paper stock, and the covers showcase the new trilogy" artwork. The string series was written especially for violin, viola, and cello. Each book features a piano accompaniment and a carefully crafted removable string part complete with bowings, articulations, and keys well suited for the Level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment recording, with demo tracks (featuring live string performances) and play-along tracks, completes each package. The string books are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Due to level considerations, the string books are not compatible with the books in the wind series. Titles are the twelve major themes from the blockbuster from The Fellowship of the The Prophecy * In Dreams * Concerning Hobbits * Many Meetings * The Black Rider; from The Two Gollum's Song * Rohan * Evenstar * Forth Eorlingas; from The Return of the Into the West * The Steward of Gondor * Minas Tirith. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud."

Genres: Music

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tiffany Vergato · Rating 5 out of 5]

I played through all the songs in this book; it provides a nice overview of the music from the movie. The lyrics (even in Elvish) are there, and the piano parts are early intermediate level, in my opinion. I especially like "Many Meetings" as it contains probably the most widely-recognized theme in the trilogy.

[Sarah Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great music book.
It includes sheet music for piano accompaniment as well as the violin solo pieces.
There are even some lovely B&W photos from the movies throughout the book.
The CD that comes with the book includes a tuning note track as well as demo plus backing tracks for all the songs.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was purchased for a friend who plays the violin. They used the book for practice and solo pieces.