The Lord of the Rings - Instrumental Solos (Violin/Piano)

Violin (with Piano Acc.)

By Howard Shore

The only arrangements that are worth playing are the true solo pieces. It would have been ok to leave out the parts of the score that just don't lend themselves to solo playing (and charged much less $ for a couple of great solo pieces!). Instead we have "solos" that...

feature 10-15 measure rests at a time, whole notes and then two measures of a melody. Are two good solos worth $20? I guess it depends how much you love this music. I somewhat regret my purchase.

The songs are all amazing and I love them, but the disk does not seem to match the music at all, I bought two other books, and they match fine, so I don't know what happened.

These arrangements are not too comlicated but are still beautiful and haunting. The accompanying CD is also convenient. I have loved this purchase. It motivates me to play my instrument.

I got this sheet music when I was about 12. It challenged me, and it made me feel good when I finally had the ability to play it. I wish there was another just like this, only a little more advanced! :) I would totally buy it!

The CD is very helpful. The music (piano at least) is just easy enough to be able to sight read it relatively well. The arrangements are very much like the soundtrack, which is great!