Musical Instruments? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Starbreeze · 06-30-2002, 08:47 AM

Three things:

Firstly, do you think any of the members of the fellowship, or any of the characters they met on their journey, would have had the ability or potential ability to play a musical intrument? If yes, which one(s)?

Secondly, which musical intrument would each member of the fellowship be? For example, would Aragorn be a flute prehaps, or a violin?

Thirdly, which intrument would each race seem to be?

There, obscure I know, but It'll be kinda funny to see what people say! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Belin · 06-30-2002, 10:42 AM

Does the Horn of Gondor count? Can music be played on it, or just alarms?

All the hobbits are singers, especially Pippin. (Does Sam sing, or just recite?)

Don't know about the rest of your question, Starbreeze, although it sounds like a fun one. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

--Belin Ibaimendi

Susan Delgado · 06-30-2002, 10:54 AM

I don't know about individually, but as for the races, I believe Dwarves would be drums, Elves either harps or flutes, and Hobbits, maybe pipes. Ents use their voices, and Orcs...I don't think the Orcs are really all that musical after all.

Grendel · 06-30-2002, 11:09 AM

Orcs sing harshly, or croak, and they flap their feet against stone floors to keep time. They also clash their swords against their shields! An orc song appears in chapter 4 of the hobbit (Over Hill and Under Hill).

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 06-30-2002, 02:18 PM

Well, all of the dwarves from the Hobbit used instruments. Thorin played a harp and Bombur played a drum (that's all I remember.)

Brinniel · 06-30-2002, 03:22 PM

Some of my thoughts:

Hobbits-violin, recorder, hornpipe
Elves-oboe, flute, harp, clarinet
Men-trumpet, cello
Dwarves-bass clarinet, basoon

Pallando · 06-30-2002, 03:51 PM

Here's my thoughts.

1. Tancave! Legolas- any string instrument. Aragorn/Boromir/Denethor/Faramir- horn. Tom Bombadil- his voice. Goldberry- her voice. Pippin/Merry/Sam/Frodo- pipes and/or their voices. Arwen- her voice and harp. Gandalf- ANYTHING!!!! Gimli- drums.

2. Aragorn- Cello.
Legolas- Harp.
Gimli- ?
Gandalf- ?
Frodo- His voice.
Pip- Pipe.
Merry- Pipe.
Sam- ?
Boromir- Horn.

3. Men- Horns.
Elves- Harps and their voices.
Dwarves- Drums...
Yrch- I don't think they would.(drums)
Maiar- Uh... voices?
Valar- Their voices!
Ents- Horns and drums.
Hobbits- Wind instruments.

How bout that?

Lindolirian · 06-30-2002, 04:12 PM

Umm, Agent Elrond plays the alto sax... hehehe

Arwen Imladris · 06-30-2002, 06:40 PM

Frodo: his voice, recorder/flute
Merry: his voice, recorder/flute
Pippin: his voice, recorder/flute
Sam: his voice, recorder/flute, drums
Aragorn: guitar, trumpet, harp,claranet, oboe,
Boromir:horn, trumpet, guitar
Legolas: harp, flute, his voice
Gimli: drums, harp
Gandalf: anything he wants to! especially drums
Treebeard: horn
Sauron: trumpet

Frodo: recorder/flute
Merry: pipe
Pippin: pipe
Sam: guitar
Aragorn: claranet
Boromir:horn,
Legolas: flute,
Gimli: drums,
Gandalf: anything he wants to! especially drums
Treebeard: horn
Sauron: trumpet

Elves: flutes, harps
Dwarves: harps, drums
Men: horns, trumpets, guitars
Hobbits: flutes, small guitars
Ents: horns
Orcs: drums

Hmmmm, this is interesting.

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06-30-2002, 08:52 PM

Well, I'm an Elf, and I sing, play piano(which is just a large harp with felt hammers), guitar, drums (Elves undoubtably have great rhythm- they're always dancing, and to dance, ya gotta have drums), and I used to play violin (a very elvish instrument).
I'm sure that Dwarves, being handy with metal, would prefer brass instruments.
Hobbits probably prefer woodwinds, folkie-type instruments like Mandolin, banjo,lute, etc.
Mortal men- all of the above- humans like to "borrow" from all the others. I'm sure they would do trade with the other races, and obtain them all.

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-01-2002, 08:32 AM

That would be hilarious to see Elrond playing a saxophone.

Birdland · 07-01-2002, 09:10 AM

Well, we know hobbits had fiddles. I'm sure they had drums, like a bodhran or dumbek, (saw a cute "cut" scene from the movie with Elijah playing a dumbek at the party.) Also flute or penny whistle, harp and some kind of string instrument maybe.

I wondered if the people of M-E could have had a 6-string guitar, which got me curious about how far a guitar goes back. I actually found a picture of a Phoenician carving with a man carrying...you guessed it...a guitar.

People seemed to attach some kind of status to various types of instruments in the long-ago, so I could see elves playing harps or some kind of lap harp like a dulcimer. And of course, woodwind instruments. Have to wonder if you would see an elf with something as low class as a fiddle or banjo.

Dwarves would have invented brass instruments of course, and big, BIG drums!

Ents just thumped on themselves. Which I guess means that Ents invented the Hand-Jive.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-01-2002, 11:18 AM

There were dwarf-made instruments at Bilbo's birthday party - the musical crackers contained trumpets, horns, pipes and flutes, at least. Apparently young hobbits had enough musical background to be able to play them for an impromptu orchestra.

Lindolirian · 07-01-2002, 04:21 PM

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That would be hilarious to see Elrond playing a saxophone.

Well, Agent Elrond is my alter ego, and i do play saxophone, so if ya want a good laugh just c'mon over to my house! hehehe

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-02-2002, 08:21 AM

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which got me curious about how far a guitar goes back.

The guitar as we know it is from Spain, but there were stringed instruments.

Galadrie1 · 07-05-2002, 03:38 PM

ok, this isn't really what i'd picture these ppl/races PLAYING, it's just what they remind me of (for example, my best friend's sister is SUCH a flute, but she plays the violin)

Aragorn - cello
Gandalf - bassoon
Frodo - oboe
Sam - clarinet
Arwen - flute
Gimli / all dwarves - french horn
blah, i'll think of more later [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Ithaeliel · 07-05-2002, 06:12 PM

If I had to assign a string instrument (because it's the smallest family [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) to each race, here's what I'd pick:
Hobbits: Violin/fiddle, whatever you wanna call it
Elves: Cello
Men: Viola
Dwarves: Bass

For all the instruments:

Hobbits: Fife, flute, violin
Elves: Cello, mandolin, french horn
Dwarves: Bass, bass drum... anything bass-related
Men: Viola, oboe, trumpets

Starbreeze · 07-06-2002, 10:21 AM

Some very good ideas here.

I find it interesting that most of you have put hobbits as voice/singing, I hadn't thought of that, I had thought violin and pipes mainly.

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 07-06-2002, 11:39 AM

Aragorn- Claranet(spl)
Boromir- Trombone
Gandalf- Pipe Organ
Legolas- Viola(which happens to be my instrument)
Gimli- Double Bass
Frodo- Harp
Pippin- Lower half of the piano keys
Merry- Higher of half of the piano keys on the same piano (I also play the piano)
Sam- Homemade recorder?

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-07-2002, 01:24 PM

I can see Aragorn playing a flute with Arwen singing, a good combination.

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 07-07-2002, 03:10 PM

Aragorn:cello, piano
Arwen:flute
Boromir:horn
Faramir:trumpet

Orcs would have fun making a rcket with cymbals.

How about hobbits with bagpipes? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 07-07-2002, 03:11 PM

111 posts! What a number!

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Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-08-2002, 08:09 AM

LOL Hobbits with bagpipes. I can actually see Gandalf playing a sort of guitar.

Starbreeze · 07-08-2002, 12:30 PM

I like that - hobbits with bagpipes!

Lady_Báin · 07-11-2002, 12:44 PM

gimli would totally be a bass!!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Gimli Glóinsson and Ithaeliel you guys read my mind couldn't you just see them bangin' away......bow putow wong wong <---*bass noises*!!

Starbreeze · 07-11-2002, 01:21 PM

Lol. I can imagine Orcs with drums...but apart from that I don't think they have much musical talent...

Lady_Báin · 07-11-2002, 01:25 PM

Hey how about an M-E band who would be what?

I think that Orcs would play what we shall call bodily instruments. hee-hee [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Owain son of Urien · 07-15-2002, 01:36 PM

I can't picture Leglolas playing the fiddle. I see him more as a flute player, or perhaps accompanying himself on something like a lute when singing.
Hobbits I CAN see playing the fiddle. I can also imagine them playing recorders and tin whistles too.

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-16-2002, 08:11 AM

Hobbits playing the fiddle made me picture Hobbits doing a jig. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I can't really picture Boromir playing an instrument, he's so serious. Faramir might play a lyre(a hand-held harp. They were in Bible times and sung to).

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 07-16-2002, 12:40 PM

Imagine Merry and Pippin playing the piano. Pippin has the low keys and Merry has the high keys! LOL!!

Starbreeze · 07-16-2002, 01:26 PM

Actually I'm not sure about hobbirs and pianos - I don't quite share your vision there.

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-17-2002, 01:46 PM

Would they be tall enough to reach the keys?

07-27-2002, 08:19 PM

I can see Boromir with a trumpet (I'd prefer him with a sax, since that's my chosen instrument, but not everyone's perfect). I might have said Aragorn with a trombone, but I won't insult him. Baritone then. Legsie can have a piccolo. I see Gandalf as more of the sort trying to be the director then playing with the band. I see the hobits trying out with some clarinets. Gimli can play... hmm... percussion. I'm a very "band" person, so I've decided not to include orchestras (I have a bone to pick with them since they, for the most part, don't have saxs) or voice as part of instruments to choose from (since I barely consider the voice an "instrument") which is why my choices are slimmer then others.

Aragost · 07-29-2002, 06:23 PM

Gandalf would have musical fireworks

Starbreeze · 07-30-2002, 12:52 PM

I like that - Musical Fireworks - I wonder if thats possible...

Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-31-2002, 09:00 AM

Gandalf would make it possible. The sqeals going up and the blasts would be diferent pitches.

Elennar Starfire · 07-22-2004, 12:00 PM

Here's an Anglo-Saxon Riddle Song I found. I did not change the first bit, it's exactly as I found it. So, now we know that Middle-Earth does in fact have this instrument. I will post the answer at the bottom, in case some of you want to try to figure it out.

Middle-earth is made lovely in unmatched
Ways rich and rare. Across the hall
I saw a creature singing - nothing wilder
In haunts of men. Her shape is strange
Her beak hung down her hands and feet
Slung up like a shouldered bird - she waits
Song hungry in the hall of the earls her hour
Of craft. She cannt feast or fly about.
Drink man's delight (she dreams of skill,
A task, her art), but begins to dance
On a road of hands - brash mute plays dumb,
Gathering glory while a beautiful haunting
Song sails through strange foot
A gift of sound. How her long dangling
Legs chanter is a wonderful riddle.
Jewelled, naked, proud of rings -
She sings like a mighty sister,
Guardian of air, bearing bass brothers
Droned on her neck. Let the song - lifter,
Truth shaper, name this creature.

And the answer is....
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Bagpipes!

Mithalwen · 07-22-2004, 12:16 PM

Well Elrond takes his harp with him to the West..... and since he is carrying it with him I guess it would be an important possession......

I think elves would have played Lutes aswell and wooden flutes....... I think Dwarves with their affinity for metal and being miners would have had a particular fondness for brass - the colliery bands were extremely strong musically....

Gandalf would have been a conductor - hopefully avoiding Lully's fate and galadriel would have been a colaratura soprano .....

Same sings.... In Western Lands and GilGalad was an Elven king....

LOL Legolas a viola player..... all those jokes..... and the "hermaphrodite" of the orchestra ...

Sauron would have been an organist..... some of my best friends are but .........

a touch of megalomania in them all?

Elennar Starfire · 12-25-2004, 08:10 PM

Now I've got a VERY sticky mental image of Eomer playing bagpipes... But he sure looks cute in that kilt!

And Daeron is an Uilleann piper. I can't imagine anything else anymore, except that he might play a pennywhistle on occasion.

Nimrodel_9 · 12-27-2004, 05:55 PM

Eomer with bagpipes and in a kilt?

Looks good to me!

Aragorn would definately play the clarinet. The best instrument of all.

06-30-2002, 08:47 AM	#1
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Musical Instruments? Three things: Firstly, do you think any of the members of the fellowship, or any of the characters they met on their journey, would have had the ability or potential ability to play a musical intrument? If yes, which one(s)? Secondly, which musical intrument would each member of the fellowship be? For example, would Aragorn be a flute prehaps, or a violin? Thirdly, which intrument would each race seem to be? There, obscure I know, but It'll be kinda funny to see what people say! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

06-30-2002, 10:42 AM	#2
Belin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: all the wide unfriendly pathways of the world Posts: 330	Does the Horn of Gondor count? Can music be played on it, or just alarms? All the hobbits are singers, especially Pippin. (Does Sam sing, or just recite?) Don't know about the rest of your question, Starbreeze, although it sounds like a fun one. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] --Belin Ibaimendi __________________ "I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum

06-30-2002, 10:54 AM	#3
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	I don't know about individually, but as for the races, I believe Dwarves would be drums, Elves either harps or flutes, and Hobbits, maybe pipes. Ents use their voices, and Orcs...I don't think the Orcs are really all that musical after all. __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-30-2002, 02:18 PM	#5
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	Well, all of the dwarves from the Hobbit used instruments. Thorin played a harp and Bombur played a drum (that's all I remember.) __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

06-30-2002, 03:22 PM	#6
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Some of my thoughts: Hobbits-violin, recorder, hornpipe Elves-oboe, flute, harp, clarinet Men-trumpet, cello Dwarves-bass clarinet, basoon __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

06-30-2002, 11:09 AM	#4
Grendel Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brittany, France Posts: 16	Orcs sing harshly, or croak, and they flap their feet against stone floors to keep time. They also clash their swords against their shields! An orc song appears in chapter 4 of the hobbit (Over Hill and Under Hill).

06-30-2002, 03:51 PM	#7
Pallando Wight Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: On your grave, Dancing. Posts: 101	Here's my thoughts. 1. Tancave! Legolas- any string instrument. Aragorn/Boromir/Denethor/Faramir- horn. Tom Bombadil- his voice. Goldberry- her voice. Pippin/Merry/Sam/Frodo- pipes and/or their voices. Arwen- her voice and harp. Gandalf- ANYTHING!!!! Gimli- drums. 2. Aragorn- Cello. Legolas- Harp. Gimli- ? Gandalf- ? Frodo- His voice. Pip- Pipe. Merry- Pipe. Sam- ? Boromir- Horn. 3. Men- Horns. Elves- Harps and their voices. Dwarves- Drums... Yrch- I don't think they would.(drums) Maiar- Uh... voices? Valar- Their voices! Ents- Horns and drums. Hobbits- Wind instruments. How bout that?

06-30-2002, 04:12 PM	#8
Lindolirian World's Tallest Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Where the view is long Posts: 2,117	Umm, Agent Elrond plays the alto sax... hehehe __________________ 'They say that the One will himself enter into Arda, and heal Men and all the Marring from the beginning to the end."

06-30-2002, 06:40 PM	#9
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	Frodo: his voice, recorder/flute Merry: his voice, recorder/flute Pippin: his voice, recorder/flute Sam: his voice, recorder/flute, drums Aragorn: guitar, trumpet, harp,claranet, oboe, Boromir:horn, trumpet, guitar Legolas: harp, flute, his voice Gimli: drums, harp Gandalf: anything he wants to! especially drums Treebeard: horn Sauron: trumpet Frodo: recorder/flute Merry: pipe Pippin: pipe Sam: guitar Aragorn: claranet Boromir:horn, Legolas: flute, Gimli: drums, Gandalf: anything he wants to! especially drums Treebeard: horn Sauron: trumpet Elves: flutes, harps Dwarves: harps, drums Men: horns, trumpets, guitars Hobbits: flutes, small guitars Ents: horns Orcs: drums Hmmmm, this is interesting. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."

06-30-2002, 08:52 PM	#10
Tabitheriel Guest Posts: n/a	Well, I'm an Elf, and I sing, play piano(which is just a large harp with felt hammers), guitar, drums (Elves undoubtably have great rhythm- they're always dancing, and to dance, ya gotta have drums), and I used to play violin (a very elvish instrument). I'm sure that Dwarves, being handy with metal, would prefer brass instruments. Hobbits probably prefer woodwinds, folkie-type instruments like Mandolin, banjo,lute, etc. Mortal men- all of the above- humans like to "borrow" from all the others. I'm sure they would do trade with the other races, and obtain them all.

07-01-2002, 08:32 AM	#11
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	That would be hilarious to see Elrond playing a saxophone. __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-01-2002, 09:10 AM	#12
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Well, we know hobbits had fiddles. I'm sure they had drums, like a bodhran or dumbek, (saw a cute "cut" scene from the movie with Elijah playing a dumbek at the party.) Also flute or penny whistle, harp and some kind of string instrument maybe. I wondered if the people of M-E could have had a 6-string guitar, which got me curious about how far a guitar goes back. I actually found a picture of a Phoenician carving with a man carrying...you guessed it...a guitar. People seemed to attach some kind of status to various types of instruments in the long-ago, so I could see elves playing harps or some kind of lap harp like a dulcimer. And of course, woodwind instruments. Have to wonder if you would see an elf with something as low class as a fiddle or banjo. Dwarves would have invented brass instruments of course, and big, BIG drums! Ents just thumped on themselves. Which I guess means that Ents invented the Hand-Jive.

07-01-2002, 11:18 AM	#13
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,499	There were dwarf-made instruments at Bilbo's birthday party - the musical crackers contained trumpets, horns, pipes and flutes, at least. Apparently young hobbits had enough musical background to be able to play them for an impromptu orchestra. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-05-2002, 03:38 PM	#16
Galadrie1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The wrong place at the wrong time. Posts: 385	ok, this isn't really what i'd picture these ppl/races PLAYING, it's just what they remind me of (for example, my best friend's sister is SUCH a flute, but she plays the violin) Aragorn - cello Gandalf - bassoon Frodo - oboe Sam - clarinet Arwen - flute Gimli / all dwarves - french horn blah, i'll think of more later [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ "For this is what your folk would call magic, I believe; though I do not understand clearly what they mean; and they seem to use the same word of the deceits of the Enemy. But this, if you will, is the magic of Galadriel."

07-05-2002, 06:12 PM	#17
Ithaeliel Cornus Caliga Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Five-hundred-twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes from here Posts: 710	If I had to assign a string instrument (because it's the smallest family [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) to each race, here's what I'd pick: Hobbits: Violin/fiddle, whatever you wanna call it Elves: Cello Men: Viola Dwarves: Bass For all the instruments: Hobbits: Fife, flute, violin Elves: Cello, mandolin, french horn Dwarves: Bass, bass drum... anything bass-related Men: Viola, oboe, trumpets __________________ That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. .................William Wordsworth

07-06-2002, 10:21 AM	#18
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Some very good ideas here. I find it interesting that most of you have put hobbits as voice/singing, I hadn't thought of that, I had thought violin and pipes mainly. __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

07-06-2002, 11:39 AM	#19
Gimli Son Of Gloin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli Posts: 495	Aragorn- Claranet(spl) Boromir- Trombone Gandalf- Pipe Organ Legolas- Viola(which happens to be my instrument) Gimli- Double Bass Frodo- Harp Pippin- Lower half of the piano keys Merry- Higher of half of the piano keys on the same piano (I also play the piano) Sam- Homemade recorder? __________________ The Few, the Proud, the Marines.

07-07-2002, 01:24 PM	#20
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	I can see Aragorn playing a flute with Arwen singing, a good combination. __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-07-2002, 03:10 PM	#21
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	Aragorn:cello, piano Arwen:flute Boromir:horn Faramir:trumpet Orcs would have fun making a rcket with cymbals. How about hobbits with bagpipes? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

07-07-2002, 03:11 PM	#22
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	111 posts! What a number! [ July 07, 2002: Message edited by: Luthien_ Tinuviel ] __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

07-08-2002, 08:09 AM	#23
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	LOL Hobbits with bagpipes. I can actually see Gandalf playing a sort of guitar. __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-08-2002, 12:30 PM	#24
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	I like that - hobbits with bagpipes! __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

07-11-2002, 12:44 PM	#25
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	gimli would totally be a bass!!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Gimli Glóinsson and Ithaeliel you guys read my mind couldn't you just see them bangin' away......bow putow wong wong <---bass noises!! __________________ pæling.

07-11-2002, 01:21 PM	#26
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Lol. I can imagine Orcs with drums...but apart from that I don't think they have much musical talent... __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

07-11-2002, 01:25 PM	#27
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	Hey how about an M-E band who would be what? I think that Orcs would play what we shall call bodily instruments. hee-hee [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ pæling.

07-15-2002, 01:36 PM	#28
Owain son of Urien Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glamorganshire, Wales Posts: 21	I can't picture Leglolas playing the fiddle. I see him more as a flute player, or perhaps accompanying himself on something like a lute when singing. Hobbits I CAN see playing the fiddle. I can also imagine them playing recorders and tin whistles too.

07-16-2002, 08:11 AM	#29
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	Hobbits playing the fiddle made me picture Hobbits doing a jig. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I can't really picture Boromir playing an instrument, he's so serious. Faramir might play a lyre(a hand-held harp. They were in Bible times and sung to). __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-16-2002, 12:40 PM	#30
Gimli Son Of Gloin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli Posts: 495	Imagine Merry and Pippin playing the piano. Pippin has the low keys and Merry has the high keys! LOL!! __________________ The Few, the Proud, the Marines.

07-16-2002, 01:26 PM	#31
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Actually I'm not sure about hobbirs and pianos - I don't quite share your vision there. __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

07-17-2002, 01:46 PM	#32
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	Would they be tall enough to reach the keys? __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-27-2002, 08:19 PM	#33
elvencat Guest Posts: n/a	I can see Boromir with a trumpet (I'd prefer him with a sax, since that's my chosen instrument, but not everyone's perfect). I might have said Aragorn with a trombone, but I won't insult him. Baritone then. Legsie can have a piccolo. I see Gandalf as more of the sort trying to be the director then playing with the band. I see the hobits trying out with some clarinets. Gimli can play... hmm... percussion. I'm a very "band" person, so I've decided not to include orchestras (I have a bone to pick with them since they, for the most part, don't have saxs) or voice as part of instruments to choose from (since I barely consider the voice an "instrument") which is why my choices are slimmer then others.

07-29-2002, 06:23 PM	#34
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	Gandalf would have musical fireworks __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will

07-30-2002, 12:52 PM	#35
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	I like that - Musical Fireworks - I wonder if thats possible... __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

07-31-2002, 09:00 AM	#36
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	Gandalf would make it possible. The sqeals going up and the blasts would be diferent pitches. __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-22-2004, 12:00 PM	#37
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	Here's an Anglo-Saxon Riddle Song I found. I did not change the first bit, it's exactly as I found it. So, now we know that Middle-Earth does in fact have this instrument. I will post the answer at the bottom, in case some of you want to try to figure it out. Middle-earth is made lovely in unmatched Ways rich and rare. Across the hall I saw a creature singing - nothing wilder In haunts of men. Her shape is strange Her beak hung down her hands and feet Slung up like a shouldered bird - she waits Song hungry in the hall of the earls her hour Of craft. She cannt feast or fly about. Drink man's delight (she dreams of skill, A task, her art), but begins to dance On a road of hands - brash mute plays dumb, Gathering glory while a beautiful haunting Song sails through strange foot A gift of sound. How her long dangling Legs chanter is a wonderful riddle. Jewelled, naked, proud of rings - She sings like a mighty sister, Guardian of air, bearing bass brothers Droned on her neck. Let the song - lifter, Truth shaper, name this creature. And the answer is.... . . . . . . . Bagpipes! __________________ Don't let me die!