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'Howard Blake Songcycles' (op.728)
'The Snowman A Cappella' (op.726)
'Disgraced, Forgiven' (op.727)
'Faith Alone Is Our Salvation' (op.724)
'The Enchantment Of Venus For Bass Trombone And Piano' (op.722)
'Lorelay' (op.721)
'Country Sunday' (op.707)
'*pennillion For Tenor Recorder And Harp' (op.720)
'*meditations For Two Violins' (op.716)
'*soliloquy For Solo Cello' (op.712)
'Walking In The Air A Cappella' (op.706)
'*la Meva Terra' (op.704)
'*agatha Orchestral Suite' (op.702)
'The Bear Concert Version With Projected Film' (op.697)
''walking In The Air' Specially Arranged For Katherine Jenkins' (op.695)
'Walking In The Air For Solo Violin, Solo Cello And String Orchestra' (op.691)
'*concertino For Harp And Strings - Theme From 'the Changeling'' (op.688)
'Sleepwalking For Soprano Vocalise And String Orchestra' (op.687)
'Elegia Stravagante, Duo Concertante For Solo Violin, Solo Cello And Orchestra' (op.686)
'*howard Blake Songbook' (op.684)
''walking In The Air' Duet Version For Tenor, Treble, And String Orchestra' (op.681)
'*piano Quintet - Fantasy - 'a Midsummer Night's Dream' For Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Piano And Soprano' (op.677)
'*the Land Of Counterpane - An Animated Film Of The Song-cycle' (op.664)
'*the Snowman Rhapsody For Solo Piano' (op.663)
'Midsummer Night's Dream - Suite For Orchestra' (op.656)
'*piano Trio No. 3 Elegia Stravagante' (op.654)
'*prelude For Vova' (op.640)
'Bassoon Concerto' (op.607b)
'*violin Concerto 'requiem To The Memory Of A Most True And Saintly Soul'' (op.441)
'*piano Concerto' (op.412)

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
Published by: Chester Music
Commissioned by: Originally commissioned as a 1-act ballet for Gothenburg Opera 1993. Extended to 2 acts for Scottish Ballet 2000
Instrumentation: 2121 2100 2pc pno/cel str
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Note on Lyrics: Lyrics for the songs 'Walking in the air' and 'Golden crowns with jewels gleaming' by Howard Blake
Duration: 85 mins
First Performance: I-act version at Stora Teater Gothenburg Dec.1993. Extended 2-act version by Scottish Ballet, Dec. 2002, tour of 43 performances: Theatre Royal Glasgow/Edinburgh Festival Theatre/Aberdeen/Eden Theatre Inverness

Notes

Scottish Ballet and orchestra, conductors Alan Barker and Richard Stonor. Elements added from the Snowman Stage Show - The Ice Princess and Jack Frost.

Performances

3rd November 2014
- 9th November 2014		 Peacock touring dance company, Tampere auditorium

Related Works

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

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