Italian composer to present Elvish language piece at Oxford Tolkien 'moot'

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 28 - An Italian musician, composer and lecturer is to present a piece written in J.J.R. Tolkien's Elvish language Quenya at the annual Oxonmoot celebration of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit author's works at his alma mater Oxford on September 6. A 'moot' is a meeting of the living tree Ent characters in the classic works. Abruzzo-born Pierpaolo Battista will give a lecture on 'Quenya as an Instrument of Narrative Revelation' before performing the composition in Tolkien's ...

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