Violin I

Lord of the Rings

Arr: Nikolaï Clavier
Tone poem in 5 movements
Howard Shore

                 
I Introduction


Foundations of Stone


Andante q = 52

    

mf

12          
   


        
18
 


  
24 Poco piú mosso q = 70
 
Many Meetings

     
  
mf f
Piú mosso q = 104 Concerning Hobbits
 
33
      
    
   
mp

       
38

     
            
 
      
 

     
 
42

       
         
mp


48

   
arco

   

  
 

 



   
     
    

      
52

   

f
2 Violin I

    arco

56
              
 
mp cresc. f
h
    

 
q= A Knife in the Dark


61

Vivace q = 190

  
   
  

mf
sf
ff





  
72 gliss.

     
  
ff
pp
81

  
  
 
 
  
 

cresc.
   
88
               
     

   
 cresc. f cresc.
mf

   
  
 
   
The Uruk-Hai

 
95
  
      
ff

 
       
  
 
103

Col legno

     
         
110


                        
115


    
              

  

119 rit.

 
 
      

ord.

      
 Violin I 3
II The ring goes south

       
123 Andante q = 65 The Ring goes South
     
   

   

3

129 mp

  
   

p

             
Un poco piú mosso
135


   Uruk-Hai
cresc.
mf
       The 
Same pulse q = 160
 
142
     
 
           
    
150

f marcato
   
 
         
  
   
    
  
     
159

 
      

  
        
165 

             

  
mp
173
  
rit.

Maestoso h = 60 The Riders of Rohan

  
188

  
  
             
     
195

 
mf

             
      
      
202 f mf

        
0 0 0 0

   
    
209
   
f
       
 
    

ff
    
215
    
    
4 Violin I

III The War of Helms Deep

 

Furious q = 190

Helms Deep
  
224

         
     
mf ff


229

        
ff
        
mf

 sul G   
235

   
   
  
    
        
  
ff

      
240

        
       
          
very marcato

 
      
245

    
  
   

     

250
    
                        

   
   
   
254
  
            
  
 

               
260 Slower, unnoticably q = 154 Forth Eorlingas
    
      
f marcato

              
   
 
266

 

 
   
   
    
  
273

  

mf
 Violin I 5

  
    
  
  
281


cresc.

           

289 Moderato q = 88

    
   
   
mp mf


Slow q = 60
 
   
       
295
  
 
pp 6 6 6

  
    
299


6 6 6 6 6 6

     
       
301


6 6 6 6 6 6

     
                                
303


6 6 6 6 6 6 ff

                    
       
306
  
   
p
6 Violin I
IV The battle for Middle Earth

              

     
Andante e = 102 A Storm is coming
313
  
    
 
   
 

          
p mp
Piú mosso
319
   
           
   

mf

 
Minas Tirith

                              
324 Faster pulse q = 140

    


f
 
                           
  
               
330

              
                           
  
335

      
 
 
     
342

      
mf poco a poco cresc.
sub.

     sul tasto   

352 Brightly q = 168

        
mp

      
361

ord.
 

mf

 
370

      
      

  
378 March q = 148

      
 Violin I 7

 
389

  
       
    
mf cresc.  

     
397

 
       
             
        rall.    
   
mf

   

 
  

  
403

  
cresc. ff


Slower q = 120 The Black Gate Opens
          
  
410


mp
Broader
  
    
417
    
    
ff

        
423

               
 

                    
429 March q = 70 Isengard Unleashed


   
  
 cresc.  
435                  


     

ff

436        



      

437        

       

V.S.
8 Violin I

       
        
438

                      

439
      


                      

440
      


                      
       
441

       
        
442

        
                          
443

 


           
A little bit slower q = 63 The End of all Things
  
445

    

    
p dolce

      

452
 
       
    

mf ff

       

  
    
459 sul tasto
 
     
    
p

  
467

      
   
473

    
 
    

 Violin I 9
V The Return of the King

      
477 Slowly q = 60 The Return of the King

       
           
p mp accel poco a poco

               
482 Faster q = 88
       
    
accel. mf

           
         
poco rit. Tempo I q = 60
     
488

      
mp mf p

    
 
           
494

           
  
mp mf mp

500
 

         
 cresc.
pp

     
508      
    
       
f tenuto


    
514
 
   
     
   
mp
mf cresc.

 
520

        
   
mp

 

    
524

       
f pp
10 Violin I
530
    
  
        
 
mp pp

538

        

   
   
    

    
543
         
    
mp

 
548 Slightly faster q = 72

       
 
     
mp espressivo con sotto voce

      
557


     
     

       
             
565
   

mp


    
573

       
pizz
     
p

  
        
  
 
581


arco

  
f espressivo

               
588



593
  
            
    
  
mp
 Violin I 11

                    
600

     
    
 


  
606

    

           

 

 
Faster q = 112
        
       

612
  
       

  
f

               
       
618

    
    

       
                 
622

     

 
f

      
   
627
  


  
631
  
  
mp p