| The Hobbit A Concert Overture for Orchestra |
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| Date of composition | 1967 |
| Opus number | 52a |
| Type of work | Concert music |
| Duration | 5½ mins |
| Musical forces | Standard Orchestra: 2.1.2.1/2.2.1.0/Perc. (2)/Harp (optional)/Strings 2.1.1.1 |
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Suitable for use in schools |
| Publisher | Bardic Edition |
Reviews
The comparative brevity of this piece is a measure of the excellence of the writing and its success … a good opening to a programme without detracting from works of greater stature which may follow.
—Reginald Redman, Bristol Evening Post, 19th December 1968
…it was very well orchestrated … The composer was enthusiastically applauded.
—Christian Fackrell, Kentish Times, 7th February 1969
…this agreeable little piece, which catches much of the fantasy of the world of J. R. R. Tolkien…
—Robert Harris, Richmond Times, 27th February 1970