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The Snowman Easy Piano Version op.364 (April 1986)
Highlights of The Snowman in a simplified form
Instrumentation: pno [Key to Abbreviations]
Howard Blake reads his 2007 programme note describing the 25 years of The Snowman animated film and the 10 years of The Snowman Stage Show in London's West End. He then plays "Walking in the Air". View the recording here.
All sheet music for "The Snowman" and "Walking In The Air" can be purchased online from MusicRoom.com, and is published by Faber Music.
"Walking In The Air" is also available in a concert piano-only version arranged by the composer direct from Highbridge Music as part of the collection of piano pieces called "LifeCycle".
CD and DVD recordings are available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, amongst other places.
Media and grand rights licensing from Chester Music www.chesternovello.com.
Sheet Music Available
Instrumental / piano score for saleNotes
This version of 'The Snowman' was beautifully drawn by Dianne Jackson, the brilliant director of the 'Snowman' and the music was specially arranged by Howard Blake for easy piano and dedicated to his son Christopher on his sixth birthday, March 30th 1986Performances
| 10th March 2007 | Les eleves de Sylvie Freret et Claude Marodon, et Anais Lalange (La conteuse), Salle de l'auditorium de l'ecole nationale de musique et danse, Lisieux pays d'Auge
A concert of music by Howard Blake, including pieces from 'Lifecycle' |
Related Works
'THE SNOWMAN CONCERT VERSION For Narrator (or Film), Treble and Orchestra'
op.323
(1983)
Listen to this Work
A concert work based on the score for the animated film with added narration
A concert work based on the score for the animated film with added narration