*THE UP AND DOWN MAN op.156 (1972)

13 episodes of a mime series for Thames Television
Published by: Highbridge Music Ltd
Commissioned by: Radius Films for Thames Television
Instrumentation: Piano trio (Violin, cello and piano)
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Duration: 91 mins
First Performance: Recordings 1972-1973 Jack Rothstein, Peter Willison, Howard Blake
Recordings Available
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Movements

  • 1: WHERE'S MY BABY BIN 7 minutes
  • 2: THE HELPING HAND 7 minutes
  • 3: THE WINNER 7 minutes
  • 4: HOUSE HUNTER 7 minutes
  • 5: THE PAINTER 7 minutes
  • 6: THE EXPLORER 7 minutes
  • 7: THE SCHOLAR 7 minutes
  • 8: THE SCULPTOR 7 minutes
  • 9: THE PERFORMER 7 minutes
  • 10: THE ASSISTANT 7 minutes
  • 11: THE FISHERMAN 7 minutes
  • 12: THE ARTIST 7 minutes
  • 13: THE DOORMAN 7 minutes

Notes

Featuring mime artist Ben Benison Producer: Arthur Solomon, Director: Rex Bloomstein

These films are in fact 'silent movies' and Howard developed a technique of writing for a classical chamber ensemble with precise film synchronization which later helped greatly with animation films such as 'The Snowman', 'Granpa' and 'The Bear'

Related Works


'SUITE - THE UP AND DOWN MAN (FOR PIANO TRIO)' op.186 (May 1974)
Burlesque suite in 8 short movements, based on the music from a tv mime series
'SUITE THE UP AND DOWN MAN FOR ORCHESTRA' op.340 (December 1984)
Orchestrated by Christopher Palmer, see opus 345
'SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA: THE UP AND DOWN MAN' op.345 (January 1985)
Burlesque suite for orchestra
'THE UP AND DOWN MAN' op.392 (December 1988)
Burlesque suite for narrator and orchestra

Related Autobiography Chapters


tv: 'THE UP-AND-DOWN-MAN' (1972)

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