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Johnny Reinhard MIDDLE​-​EARTH (1999) for orchestra conducted by Paolo Bellomia - 1. Hobbits: Allegro spiritoso

from Johnny Reinhard LARGE SCALE COMPOSITIONS - Odysseus, Middle​-​earth, Qoheleth, Alice in Wonderland, Left Ballet, Garden of Eden: AMERICAN FESTIVAL OF MICROTONAL MUSIC by Johnny Reinhard

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Concert: #87 – A Columbus Day Orchestra Concert
“Discovering New Worlds”
Date: October 11, 1999
Place: The New York Society For Ethical Culture, NYC

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Middle-earth is a symphonic fantasy inspired by The Lord of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. The title refers to the name of the world invented by Tolkien. Each of the four movements corresponds psychologically to the vivid beings of this special world full of magic. Calling themselves the Khazad, but more often called the “dwarves” on Middle-earth, are the miners of valuable commodities and master artisans. Their ancient diggings in the mountains is represented musically by a descending spiral of pure fifths (of 702 cents each), which modulate a full three quarters of a tone by the end of the movement. The basic key center otherwise is on F. This movement utilizes a bass clarinet, shofar, and didjeridu and was outlined in 1993. The second movement – Hobbits – was sketched first as a song in 1977 (Sing Hey for the Bath at End of Day), and later scored for orchestra with added microtonal ornamentation in 1993. Hobbits are depicted by Tolkien as furry-footed “halflings” that inhabit a neighborhood known as The Shire. Since hobbits have 12 equal-sized months to their year, the tuning used here is conventional 12-tone equal temperament with added intonationalisms.

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from Johnny Reinhard LARGE SCALE COMPOSITIONS - Odysseus, Middle​-​earth, Qoheleth, Alice in Wonderland, Left Ballet, Garden of Eden: AMERICAN FESTIVAL OF MICROTONAL MUSIC, released November 9, 2020
Juliane Klopotic, Maxim Mosten, Tom Chiu, Alisa Regelin,
Amy Kimball, & Conrad Harris, violins
Derek Floyd, oboe & English horn
Anastasia Solberg, viola
Sean Katsuyama, cello
Mathew Fieldes, double bass
John Charles Thomas, trumpet
Michiyo Suzuki, clarinet & bass clarinet
Greg Evans, horn
Julie Josephson, trombone & didjiridu
Mathew Fieldes, double bass
David Braynard, tuba
Jennifer Grim, Susan Friedlander, & Ron Kozak, flutes & piccolo
Johnny Reinhard, Sara Schoenbeck, & Janet Grice, bassoons
Christine Bard & Chris Nappi, percussion
Joshua Pierce, piano
Paolo Bellomio, conductor

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