Howard Blake English Composer of The Snowman, Lifecycle, Benedictus and many other musical works

'*LIFECYCLE' op.489 (1996)

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A sequence of 24 pieces for the piano - the complete 77 page album can be purchased by mail order
in category Piano

'*THE SNOWMAN CONCERT VERSION (to be performed with optional projected film, or narration, or both), for boy soprano and orchestra' op.323 (October 1983)

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A concert version of the score for the animated film
in category Orchestra with Projected Film (or narrator)

'THE SNOWMAN STAGE SHOW (TWELVE-PLAYER VERSION)' op.459 (September 1993)

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A full-evening theatre show in two acts, based on the book by Raymond Briggs, the film by TVC and incorporating the music of the ballet (arranged here for 12 instruments)
in category Ballet

'THE SNOWMAN BALLET (A BALLET IN TWO ACTS - ORCHESTRAL VERSION)' op.530 (August 2001)
Orchestral version of The Snowman Stage Show in two acts with choreography by Robert North
in category Ballet

'THE SNOWMAN PIANO SCORE' op.323a (November 1983)
The complete concert work based on the animated film, arranged for narrator, boy soprano and piano by the composer
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'The Snowman Easy Piano Picture Book' op.364a (April 1986)
Highlights of 'The Snowman' arranged for young players
in category Piano

'FANTASY-ALLEGRO' op.1c (April 1956)
A concert piece in one movement for piano, violin(or flute,oboe or clarinet) and cello(or bassoon) later becoming the first movement of Piano Trio no.1
in category Piano Trio

'*FOUR EASY PIECES' op.1d (November 1956)
Piano pieces for children
in category Piano

'*BURLESCA' op.1f (March 1957)
Piece for violin and piano
in category Violin

'FOLK-SONG 'FAREWELL MY NANCY' FOR HORN AND PIANO' op.2 (November 1957)
Arrangement of a Somerset Folk Tune 'Farewell My Nancy' for horn and piano (original version of 1957. See revised version of 2017 op. 693)
in category Horn

'PASTICHE' op.5a (February 1960)
Short concert piece (for violin, 2 guitars and piano)
in category Various

'BLUE SEA AND EVENING SKY' op.5c (August 1961)
Orchestral piece
in category Library

'*TRIO FOR FLUTE CLARINET AND PIANO' op.25 (January 1964)
A Trio In Three Movements derived from the music of the film 'A few days', published by Chappell's
in category Flute

'*AN ELEPHANT CALLED SLOWLY' op.70 (1969)

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Score for a feature film, sequel to 'Born Free', starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers
in category Film & TV Scores

'*THE UP AND DOWN MAN' op.156 (1972)
13 episodes of a mime series for Thames Television
in category Film & TV Scores

'THE HAPPY PRINCE' op.165 (June 1973)
A film project that vanished
in category Film & TV Scores

'*TINTACK THE COBBLER' op.166A (July 1973)
An 'Eastern-Western' film script written for Richard Williams
in category Verse & Prose

'SUITE - THE UP AND DOWN MAN (FOR PIANO TRIO)' op.186 (May 1974)

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Burlesque suite in 8 short movements, based on the music from a tv mime series
in category Piano Trio

'*THE REMARKABLE ROCKET' op.189 (August 1974)
Score for an animated film of the Oscar Wilde story directed by Gerry Potterton.
in category Film & TV Scores

'CHILDREN'S SERVICE' op.203 (1975)
N/A sketch only
in category Chorus & Organ

'*DANCES FOR TWO PIANOS (2-stave version - separate parts 1 & 2)' op.217 (March 1976)

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A concert suite in 9 movements
in category Two-piano

'LULLABY FOR SOLOISTS CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA' op.236 (1976)
Words and music for a 'christmas narrative'
in category Chorus & Orchestra

''MEN OF BRITAIN, HEIRS OF GLORY'' op.237 (October 1976)
A patriotic song
in category Chorus & Orchestra

'*THE MOON STALLION' op.272 (October 1978)
Score for a children's BBC TV Series produced by Dorothea Brooking
in category Film & TV Scores

'*THE CHANGELING' op.274 (January 1979)
Theme music (the music-box theme) for the feature film starring George C.Scott. Director Peter Medak
in category Film & TV Scores

'OUR JOHN WILLIE' op.289 (November 1979)
Score for a children's BBC TV series directed by Marilyn Fox
in category Film & TV Scores

'THE SNOWMAN (DEMO)' op.309a (September 1981)
Pilot piano track
in category Film & TV Scores

'*ERNEST AND CELESTINE (for violin and piano)' op.327 (December 1983)
Score for a slide show
in category Violin

'*NURSERY RHYME OVERTURE' op.335 (September 1984)

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A children's concert work for orchestra (and guessing game)
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'WALKING IN THE AIR' op.335A (May 1984)
(arranged for chorus and orchestra)
in category Chorus & Orchestra

'WALKING IN THE AIR - EASY PIANO VERSION' op.335b (January 1984)
Easy piano version of the Snowman song with lyrics and guitar chords (Publisher's arrangement)
in category Piano

'SUITE THE UP AND DOWN MAN FOR ORCHESTRA' op.340 (December 1984)
Orchestrated by Christopher Palmer, see opus 345
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'WE'RE WALKING IN THE AIR - A CAPPELLA VERSION' op.343 (January 1985)
A version for a cappella voices
in category A Cappella

'SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA: THE UP AND DOWN MAN' op.345 (January 1985)
Burlesque suite for orchestra
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'CATHERINE AND CHRISTOPHER'S PIANO BOOK' op.350 (1985)
A book of pieces / nursery rhymes
in category Piano

'*THE REMARKABLE ROCKET' op.354 (October 1985)
A concert work for narrator (or film) and orchestra
in category Orchestra with Projected Film (or narrator)

'RING RING WE ARE THE CAROL SINGERS' op.357 (November 1985)
A Christmas carol to a text by Jeremy Lloyd
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'*MAKE BELIEVE' op.358 (December 1985)
The song for the animated film 'Granpa'
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'*GRANPA' op.360 (February 1986)

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Score, songs and lyrics for a Channel 4 animated film featuring the voices of Peter Ustinov and Sarah Brightman. PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL
in category Film & TV Scores

'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR ORGAN' op.364b (1986)
An arrangement of the theme song from The Snowman
in category Organ

'*THE CANTERVILLE GHOST' op.365 (June 1986)
Score for a film of the Oscar Wilde story, starring Sir John Gielgud as the ghost
in category Film & TV Scores

'*THE HONEYBEE AND THE THISTLE' op.366 (July 1986)
Song for the wedding of Sarah Ferguson and HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
in category Vocal With Ensemble

'THE SNOWMAN SCHOOLS VERSION' op.369 (1986)
The complete score of The Snowman concert version for narrator, boy soprano (amplified) or SATB chorus in an easy-to-play version for schools
in category Orchestra with Projected Film (or narrator)

'WALKING IN THE AIR (catalan & castllian versions)' op.371y (February 2009)
translations by miguel bota totxo
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

''WALKING IN HIS CARE'' op.379 (May 1987)
A hymn derived from 'Walking in the Air'
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'THE UP AND DOWN MAN' op.392 (December 1988)
Burlesque suite for narrator and orchestra
in category Orchestra with Projected Film (or narrator)

'*GRANPA' op.393 (January 1988)
An animated children's opera (awarded the Prix Jeunesse International)
in category Opera

'SIX ROMANTIC PIECES' op.407 (February 1990)
Concert suite for clarinet & piano
in category Instrumental With Keyboard

'CHRISTMAS LULLABY' op.413 (April 1990)

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Duet for soprano, mezzo-soprano and orchestra
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'SO WE'LL GO NO MORE A-ROVING' op.418 (October 1990)
A song for five singers and piano (see also op.159)
in category Vocal Group

''GRANPA' ARRANGED FOR VOICES AND PIANO' op.420 (1990)
The concert work based on the animated film, arranged for voice and piano by the composer
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'*THE BELLS' op.424 (February 1992)
A cantata for children's chorus and orchestra
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'DARE ALL!' op.425 (April 1991)
A song for the Paralympics, a miniature cantata for chorus and orchestra with words and music created overnight for ITV's 'Challenge Anneka'
in category Film & TV Scores

'*LET MUSIC LIVE!' op.426 (July 1991)
A short concert piece commissioned for chorus and enormous orchestra, conducted by Simon Rattle (first version)
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'*THE STATION' op.427 (June 1991)

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A comic opera in one act revised for 7 singers, piano and string quartet
in category Opera

'CHRISTMAS LULLABY' op.433 (October 1991)
A re-arrangement for chorus and orchestra of op.413 commissioned by the BBC
in category Chorus & Orchestra

''WALKING IN THE AIR' FOR GIRLS CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA' op.434 (December 1991)
An arrangement for the girls' choir 'Cantamus'
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'*ARCHANGEL'S LULLABY' op.436 (November 1991)
A piece for three cellos
in category Cello

'ARCHANGELS' LULLABY' op.436A (December 1991)

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(an arrangment for cello and piano)
in category Cello

'*FAITH ALONE CAN BUILD A CITY' op.438 (December 1991)
A hymn for choir and organ, commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury
in category Chorus & Organ

'THE BELLS' op.443 (May 1992)
An animation film script treatment of the choral piece,op.424
in category Verse & Prose

'PENNILLION (For Flute And Harp)' op.448 (March 1993)

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Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Flute

'PENNILLION (for Flute and Piano)' op.448B (March 1993)
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Flute

'*THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE' op.451 (May 1993)

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A song-cycle to poems by Robert Louis Stevenson for male speaker, film (optional), choir and orchestra
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE - FILM SCRIPT' op.451A (July 1994)
A script created for an animated film of the song-cycle (op. 451)
in category Verse & Prose

'THE SNOWMAN BALLET (ORCHESTRAL VERSION IN ONE ACT)' op.452 (July 1993)
A ballet with choreography by Robert North and music by Howard Blake
in category Ballet

''WALKING IN THE AIR' FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.455 (1993)
Arranged by the composer for Christiane Edinger
in category Violin

'SNOWMAN SUITE FOR STRING QUARTET' op.457 (August 1993)

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Concert suite in one movement
in category String Quartet

''DIRGE FOR FIDELE' for clarinet and string quartet' op.458 (August 1993)
Arrangement created for Jack Brymer and The Medici String Quartet
in category String Quartet

'PENNILLION FOR OBOE AND PIANO' op.461 (September 1994)
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Instrumental With Keyboard

'PENNILLION (for Clarinet And Piano)' op.466 (June 1994)
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Instrumental With Keyboard

'PENNILLION (for Bassoon And Piano)' op.466A (June 1994)
A theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp (see op.202)
in category Instrumental With Keyboard

'*ALL GOD'S CREATURES' op.468 (August 1994)
Song-cycle for children's voices and orchestra (with optional projected film )
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'SUITE OF SONGS BY HOWARD BLAKE' op.475 (November 1994)
A Faber Young Voices publication for voices and piano
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'THE SNOWMAN FULL LENGTH THEATRE ARRANGED FOR SMALL GROUP' op.479 (1995)
A version specially made for The Lyric Theatre, Belfast
in category Ballet

'*ROMANZA' op.485 (October 1995)
Concert piece for piano quartet adapted from the TV film score, 'Down at the Hydro'
in category Piano Quartet

'*MY PEGGY' op.486 (September 1995)
A song for SSA and piano
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'*A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' op.487 (November 1995)

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Songs and score for a film of The Royal Shakespeare Company's production, starring Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan.
in category Film & TV Scores

''WEDDING IS GREAT JUNO'S CROWN'' op.490 (August 1996)
Song for soprano and organ
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'*LET MUSIC LIVE! (2)' op.491 (September 1996)
A short concert piece for chorus and even more enormous orchestra
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'*THE BEAR' op.496 (March 1998)
Songs and score for an animated film made for Channel 4 featuring the song 'Somewhere a star shines for everyone', sung on the film by 'discovery' Charlotte Church.
in category Film & TV Scores

'*THE SNOWMAN SHOW (NINE-INSTRUMENT VERSION)' op.497 (May 1997)
A revised version of the Birmingham Rep 1993 Production
in category Theatre

'CONCERTO FOR FLUTE ARRANGED FOR FLUTE AND PIANO' op.500 (June 1997)
An arrangement of the flute quintet, opus 493.
in category Flute

'CHRISTMAS LULLABY' op.502 (August 1997)
A re-arrangement of op. 413 for SATB choir and organ
in category Chorus & Organ

'*'IF'' op.506 (March 1999)
A setting of the poem by Kipling, a commission for children's chorus and orchestra
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'*MY LIFE SO FAR' op.508 (June 1999)
Score for a feature film (with Beethoven excerpts conducted by Sir Simon Rattle), starring Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irene Jacob, Malcom MacDowell, Mary Elisabeth Mastrantonio, directed by Hugh Hudson, produced by Sir David Puttnam
in category Film & TV Scores

'SOMEWHERE A STAR SHINES FOR EVERYONE' op.509 (April 1999)
The song for girl soprano, tenor, baritone and orchestra from 'The Bear'
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'THE BEAR CONCERT VERSION to be narrated or performed with projected film, girl soprano, tenor and baritone soloists and orchestra' op.510 (April 1999)

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The music and songs comprising this concert work were originally created for the animated film of 1999
in category Orchestra with Projected Film (or narrator)

''FAREWELL MY GENTLE HARP' ARRANGED FOR CHOIR' op.514 (October 1999)
Song for childrens' voices and harp
in category Vocal Group

'JAZZ DANCES ARRANGED FOR CELLO AND PIANO' op.520 (May 2019)
A concert work arranged from 'Dances for two pianos'
in category Cello

'JAZZ DANCES ARRANGED FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.520a (April 2001)

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A concert arrangement of 'Dances for Two Pianos' for violin and piano
in category Violin

'*THE SNOWMAN STAGE SHOW IN TWO ACTS, 5-INSTRUMENT VERSION' op.522 (December 2000)
The definitive stage version of The Snowman as produced at The Peacock Theatre, London 2000-2018 by Sadler's Wells/Birmingham Rep, based on the book by Raymond Briggs and the Channel 4 animated film
in category Ballet

'*JACK FROST'S STORM DANCE' op.522A (August 2000)
A new orchestral piece composed for use in the updated version of The Snowman Stage Show and Ballet 2000
in category Ballet

'*PIANO TRIO NO.2' op.524 (2001)
Concert piece in 3 movements, an arrangement of the music for flute, clarinet and piano (op.25) from the Howard Blake film made at the National Film Theatre 1963 film - 'A Few Days'
in category Piano Trio

'TRIO FOR FLUTE, VIOLA AND PIANO' op.524A (January 2001)
Concert piece in 3 movements - an arrangement of Piano Trio no. 2 , 'A few days' op.25
in category Various

'PENNILLION (for piano trio)' op.525 (2001)
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Piano Trio

'PENNILLION (for Cello and Piano)' op.525A (2001)
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Cello

'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR PIANO QUARTET' op.526 (February 2001)
in category Piano Quartet

'THREE SHORT PIECES FOR OBOE' op.533 (January 2003)
Composed as a 'thankyou present' to ABC Classics after the recording of 'Lifecycle' in Sydney
in category Oboe

''WALKING IN THE AIR' DUET FOR BARITONE AND TREBLE' op.541 (May 2004)
A re-arrangement of the song for two voices and piano
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'CRADLE SONG for two trebles and orchestra' op.545 (April 2005)
An arrangement of "Christmas Lullaby" op. 413 with a secular lyric
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'*SONGS OF TRUTH AND GLORY' op.546 (January 2005)
A cycle of five poems by George Herbert for choir and orchestra, composed as 'The Elgar Commission 2005'
in category Chorus & Orchestra

''THREE'S COMPANY' FOR PIANO TRIO' op.548 (February 2005)
A re-arrangement of 'Dances for two pianos' for violin, cello and piano
in category Piano Trio

'LE BASSON QUI DANSE' op.550 (April 2005)
An arrangement of 'Dances for two pianos' for bassoon and piano
in category Bassoon

'*WINTERDREAM' op.552 (April 2005)
A setting of Keats' 'La Belle Dame sans merci' for children's choir and piano
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'LE BONHOMME DE NEIGE' op.556 (January 1985)
French narration of "The Snowman" (see op.342)
in category Verse & Prose

'THE ICE PRINCESS AND THE SNOWMAN - PAS DE DEUX FOR PIANO TRIO' op.557 (2005)
Arrangement of the dance duet for The Ice Princess and The Snowman from 'The Snowman Stage Show'
in category Piano Trio

''WALKING IN THE AIR' ADAPTED FOR THE BBC' op.558 (September 2005)
A new orchestration by the composer
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'TRIO FOR FLUTE, CELLO AND HARP' op.559 (September 2005)

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Concert piece in 3 movements - an arrangement of the trio for flute, clarinet and piano (op.25)
in category Various

'*SIX ROMANTIC PIECES' op.563 (January 2006)
Suite of concert pieces (for clarinet and piano) see 407
in category Instrumental With Keyboard

'SLEEP, SLEEP, HAPPY CHILD' op.564 (January 2006)
Arrangement for SATB and organ of the Nativity section from 'The Passion of Mary'
in category Chorus & Organ

'THE OXEN' op.565 (January 2006)
A Christmas song for SATB choir (extract from 'All God's Creatures' a song-cycle for SATB chorus and orchestra, see op.651)
in category Chorus & Organ

''ARCHANGEL'S LULLABY' FOR VIOLA AND PIANO' op.568 (March 2006)
A piece for children
in category Viola

'PENNILLION FOR VIOLA AND PIANO' op.570 (April 2006)
Theme and Variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Viola

'PENNILLION FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.571 (April 1994)

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Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp
in category Violin

'BURLESQUE SUITE FOR CLARINET, BASSOON AND PIANO' op.574 (July 2006)
Concert arrangement of Suite:The 'Up and Down Man'
in category Various

'REINDEER DANCE' op.575A (December 2006)
Orchestral concert piece
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'DANCE OF THE ICE-PRINCESS' op.575B (December 2006)
Orchestral concert piece
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'JACK FROST'S STORM DANCE' op.575C (December 2006)
Orchestral concert piece
in category Overtures, Suites etc.

'WALKING IN THE AIR (a duet version for treble, tenor & orchestra)' op.576 (August 2006)
A new version of the song from The Snowman composed for Aled Jones
in category Vocal With Orchestra

'ARCHANGEL'S LULLABY (for violin and piano)' op.581 (March 2007)
A suite of three pieces for children
in category Violin

'THE DUELLISTS THEME FOR FLUTE & PIANO' op.583B (September 2007)
An arrangement of the famous 'Duellists' theme for flute and piano
in category Flute

'WALKING IN THE AIR (a cappella version for S.A.T, 2 Bar., Bass)' op.585 (July 2007)
Specially arranged for The Stockholm Boys Choir
in category A Cappella

'TRIO FOR FLUTE, CLARINET AND HARP' op.598 (May 2009)
Concert piece in 3 movements - an arrangement of the trio for flute, clarinet and piano (op.25)
in category Various

'PENNILLION (for flute,clarinet and piano)' op.600 (June 2009)
An arrangement of the original piece for violin and harp
in category Various

'INVOCATION (for flute, clarinet and piano)' op.601 (June 2009)
Concert piece
in category Various

'ARCHANGEL'S LULLABY (for alto flute, bass clarinet and piano)' op.602 (June 2009)
An arrangement of the piece originally written for 3 cellos
in category Various

'SUITE: THE DUELLISTS (for flute, clarinet and piano)' op.603 (June 2009)
An arrangement of music from the film 'The Duellists'
in category Various

'LAURA' op.604 (September 2009)

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Piano theme from 'The Duellists' improvised by the composer
in category Piano

'INVOCATION (for soprano vocalise, flute and piano)' op.606 (September 2009)
Concert piece - an arrangement by the composer of the piece for soprano, cello and piano
in category Various

'BASSOON CONCERTO' op.607 (September 2009)

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Concerto for bassoon and string orchestra
in category Concertos

'FOUR EASY PIECES' op.608 (September 2009)
Four early piano pieces revised for performance
in category Piano

'WALKING IN THE AIR IN D MINOR' op.609 (October 2009)
Concert piece for solo piano as in 'Lifecycle' but transposed to simpler key of D minor
in category Piano

'A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (FOR STRING QUARTET)' op.611 (March 2010)
Transcription of the suite for string orchestra
in category String Quartet

'SNOWMAN FULL LENGTH STRING QUARTET (with Catalan narration)' op.612a (December 2015)
THE SNOWMAN CONCERT VERSION ARRANGED FOR STRING QUARTET
in category String Quartet

'*LIBERATION OF JERSEY FOR CHOIR AND BRASS BAND' op.621a (May 2011)
A version of 'Liberation of Jersey' with choir-part added
in category Childrens Chorus & Orchestra

'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR SATB CHORUS AND PIANO' op.624 (May 2011)
A re-arrangement of version for SATB and Orchestra opus.335a
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR SA CHOIR AND PIANO' op.624a (May 2011)
A re-arrangement of the version for SA and Orchestra opus.434 (1981)
in category Vocal With Keyboard

'DANCES FOR PIANO DUET' op.648 (April 2013)
An arrangement of 'Dances for two pianos' for one piano four hands
in category Piano duet

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