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PIANO

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'*LIFECYCLE' op.489 (1996) Listen to this Work
A sequence of 24 pieces for the piano - the complete 77 page album can be purchased by mail order

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

'BRIEDEL LES VACHES' op.690 (June 2017)
A piece to celebrate 200 years of Beethoven

'*THE SNOWMAN RHAPSODY FOR SOLO PIANO' op.663 (August 2014)
A 43-minute virtuoso concert arrangement of material from the animated film and the stage show

'*HAIKU FOR YU-CHEE' op.650 (May 2013)
Short piano piece

'*PARTING' op.650a (May 2013)
Short piano piece

'GENTLE FOLK' op.647 (March 2013)
A solo piano version of the theme from the BBC 2 TV 'Playhouse' October 1979

'THE DUELLISTS FOR SOLO PIANO' op.646 (March 2013)
Theme from Ridley Scott's film The Duellists (Special Jury Prize Cannes festival 1977)

'*PRELUDE FOR VOVA' op.640 (April 2012)
A piano piece requested by Vladimir Ashkenazy (Vova) composed on the first three letters of his name

'WALKING IN THE AIR - ONE PAGE' op.638 (January 2012)
Arrangement of Walking in the air extract Lifecycle (easy one-page arrangement for piano by the composer)

'BRITISH AIRWAYS THEME' op.631a (January 2012)
The music for British Airways specially arranged for easy piano by Howard Blake

'*SPEECH AFTER LONG SILENCE' op.610 (February 2010)
concert piece for solo 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

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

'LAURA' op.604 (September 2009)

Piano theme from 'The Duellists' improvised by the composer

'MME. DE LEON'S SALON' op.583 (March 2007)
Piano solo from the film 'The Duellists'

''THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER' FOR PIANO' op.572 (May 2006)
The original organ piece transcribed for piano

'*HAIKU' op.567 (April 2006)
Piano piece

'14. Music Box (extract Lifecycle) theme from The Changeling' op.489n (July 1996)

'1. Prelude:Andantino (extract Lifecycle)' op.489a (1996)

'2. Nocturne (extract Lifecycle)' op.489b (1996)

'3. Impromptu (extract Lifecycle)' op.489d (1996)

'4. Toccatina (extract Lifecycle)' op.489d (1996)

'5. Mazurka (extract Lifecycle)' op.489e (1996)

'6. Walking Song (extract Lifecycle)' op.489f (1996)

'Scherzo (extract Lifecycle)' op.489h (1996)

'Ballad (extract Lifecycle)' op.489i (1996)

'Chaconne (extract Lifecycle)' op.489g (1996)

'Rag (extract Lifecycle)' op.489j (1996)

'Study (extract Lifecycle)' op.489k (1996)

'Berceuse (extract Lifecycle)' op.489l (1996)

'13. Prelude: Allegro Risoluto (extract Lifecycle)' op.489m (1996)

'Romanza (extract Lifecycle)' op.489o (1996)

'Dance of the Hunters (extract Lifecycle)' op.489p (1996)

'Dance of the Sun and the Moon (extract Lifecycle)' op.489q (1996)

'Isabelle (extract Lifecycle)' op.489r (1996)

'Serioso - come una marcia lenta (extract Lifecycle)' op.489s (1996)

'Jump (extract Lifecycle)' op.489t (1996)

'Walking in the Air (extract Lifecycle)' op.489u (1996)

'Night and Day (extract Lifecycle)' op.489v (1996)

'Oberon (Shakespeare) - a piece from 'Lifecycle'' op.489w (1996)

'Make-Believe (extract Lifecycle)' op.489x (1996)

'SONATA FOR TWO PIANOS REVISED VERSION SEE OPUS 130' op.473 (October 1994)
A revised version of the concert work for two pianos (see op.130)

''THE MIRROR'' op.388 (July 1988)
Slow movement of "Sonata For Two Pianos" arranged for a broadcast, BBC Maida Vale with Tony Hyams.

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

'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)

'*TWELVE PIANO PIECES' op.192 (October 1975)
A collection of pieces later to become part 1 of 'Lifecycle' N/A

'*EIGHT CHARACTER PIECES' op.338 (1975) Listen to this Work
Piano pieces later included in 'Lifecycle'

'INVENTION AND PARTITA' op.161 (September 1972)
Two piano pieces

'FOUR PIANO ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOUTHERN TV' op.9 (1963)
Commissioned to be performed on the Southern TV piano programme 'The Lythgoe Touch'

'PRELUDE IN B MINOR' op.5f (1962)
A piece composed on meeting Vladimir and Dody Ashenazy

'TWILIGHT WALK' op.5d (December 1961)
A short suite of piano pieces for children

'AUBADE' op.5 (1959)
A concert piece for piano

'*VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF BARTOK' op.3 (February 1958)
A concert piece for piano

'*TWO PIECES FOR CHRISTINE' op.1g (May 1957)
Two easy teaching pieces for piano composed for Christine Pembridge

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

'*PIANO FANTASY' op.1b (August 1955)
A concert piece for piano in three sections

'MARCH IN D MAJOR' op.1a (1949)
Piano piece

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PIANO DUET

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'NURSERY RHYME OVERTURE FOR PIANO DUET' op.649 (May 2013)

A concert piece for children (originally for small orchestra)

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

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TWO-PIANO

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'*DANCES FOR TWO PIANOS (2-stave version - separate parts 1 & 2)' op.217 (March 1976) Listen to this Work
A concert suite in 9 movements

'DANCES FOR TWO PIANOS (four-stave version)' op.217a (1976)
A suite of nine short dances for two pianos

'*SONATA FOR TWO PIANOS' op.130 (June 1971)

Concert work in four movements

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VIOLIN

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'WALKING IN THE AIR' op.730 (October 2020)
CONCERT VERSION FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA

'*MEDITATIONS FOR TWO VIOLINS' op.716 (October 2020)
This concert work consists of four existing pieces arranged for two violins

'CONCERT DANCES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.717 (June 2020)
a revision of 'jazz dances'

'FLIGHT TO ARBORIA' op.715 (May 2020)
Howard Blake collaborated with singer Freddie Mercury on a theme for sequences in the score of 'Flash Gordon' by adding a further 11 bars to Freddie's 8, here turned into an instrumental.

'EPILOGUE FOR SOLO VIOLIN' op.713 (April 2020)
An arrangement of the closing viola solo from the oratorio 'Benedictus'

''SOLILOQUY' FOR SOLO VIOLIN' op.712b (April 2020)
An arrangement of the work originally written for solo cello for Benedict Kloeckner

'SIX ROMANTIC PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.407b (April 2018)
Rearrangement for violin of the work for clarinet and piano opus 407

'*LAMENT' op.703a (2018)
a short prelude written for Alicia Smietana

'SIEBEN ZERSCHMETTERTE VIOLONCELLI' op.672b (July 2015)
Solo violin concert-piece (transcription from cello)

'ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR (excerpt from 'Wonderland') IN FACT 'ERNEST AND CELESTINE!' (Q.V) RENAMED FOR THE OCCASION' op.668 (March 2015)
Concert piece for violin and piano

'S O S TITANIC THEME' op.637 (January 2012)
arrangement for violin and piano

''WALKING IN THE AIR' FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.620 (December 2010)
Concert arrangement

'VIOLIN SONATA NO.2 - THE MADELEINE MITCHELL SONATA' op.586 (September 2007) Listen to this Work
Naxos Sonata for violin and piano, concert work in 3 movements (dedicated to Madeleine Mitchell)

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

'JAZZ DANCES ARRANGED FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.520a (April 2001) Listen to this Work
A concert arrangement of 'Dances for Two Pianos' for violin and piano

'DIVERSIONS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.528 (2001)
Arranged from "Diversions For Cello And Orchestra", see opus 337

'PENNILLION FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.571 (April 1994) Listen to this Work
Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp

'VIOLIN CONCERTO (THE LEEDS) ARRANGED FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.471A (1994)
An arrangement by Helen Burrows

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

'THE SNOWMAN SUITE FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.371a (January 1986)
One of a series of Snowman Instrumental Suites

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

'*PENNILLION (FOR VIOLIN AND HARP)' op.202 (April 1975)
A Welsh-inspired theme with variations

'THE ROTHSTEIN SONATA - VIOLIN SONATA NO.1' op.169 (October 1973)
Concert work for violin and piano (composed for Jack Rothstein)

'VARIATIONS FOR TWO VIOLINS' op.160 (July 1972)
Variations on an original song theme

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

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VIOLA

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'VIOLA SONATA see 673a for Viola Sonata adapted from Clarinet Concerto' op.705a (March 2019)
An arrangement of the clarinet concerto for viola and piano

'VIOLA SONATA' op.676 (October 2015)
A TRANSCRIPTION OF THE CLARINET CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND PIANO

'DIVERSIONS FOR VIOLA AND PIANO' op.660 (May 2014)
An arrangement by the composer of the work originally for cello and piano

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

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

'ARIA FOR VIOLA AND PIANO' op.504 (June 1998)
A transcription of the Aria in Diversions

'*PRELUDE FOR SOLO VIOLA' op.402 (1989)
The Prelude from "Benedictus" as a concert piece.

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CELLO

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'*SOLILOQUY FOR SOLO CELLO' op.712 (April 2020)
A piece composed for Benedict Kloeckner

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

'SIEBEN ZERSCHMETTERTE VIOLONCELLI' op.698 (February 2018)
A transcription for solo viola of the work originally for cello

'*SIEBEN ZERSCHMETTERTE VIOLONCELLI' op.672 (July 2015)
A concert piece for solo cello inspired by a sculpture by Arman

'*HAYDN CADENZA' op.670 (May 2015)
a cadenza for cello for the Haydn C major concerto

'CLOWN ON A TIGHTROPE' op.644 (February 2013)
Concert piece for cello and piano, derived from 'The Up and Down Man'

'PRELUDE FOR SOLO CELLO' op.643 (December 2012)
Concert work adapted from the prelude to the dramatic oratorio 'Benedictus' for solo viola

'THE ENCHANTMENT OF VENUS FOR CELLO AND PIANO' op.629 (September 2011)
Concert piece transcribed from the work for basset clarinet and piano

'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR CELLO & PIANO' op.620A (March 2011)

'CELLO SONATA' op.619 (September 2010)
a transcription of the violin sonata

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

'*SLEEPWALKING FOR SOPRANO AND 8 CELLOS' op.505 (March 1998)
A concert work in seven movements for soprano vocalise and 8 cellos

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

(an arrangment for cello and piano)

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

'DIVERSIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO' op.337A (1985)
A suite for cello and piano transcribed from the work for cello and orchestra, opus 327. Definitive cello and piano version

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DOUBLE BASS

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'THE ENCHANTMENT OF VENUS FOR DOUBLE-BASS' op.629b (June 2012)
A transcription of the work originally for basset-clarinet and piano

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FLUTE

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

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

'*FLUTE QUINTET' op.493 (September 1996) Listen to this Work
Concert work in 4 movements for flute and string quartet

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

Theme and variations arranged from the original for violin and harp

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

'ELEGY' op.444 (July 1992)
An arrangement for flute and piano of the slow movement of opus 329

'Snowman Suite for flute and piano' op.371d (January 1986)
One of a series of Snowman Instrumental Suites

'*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

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OBOE

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'ELEGY FOR WOODWIND QUARTET (OBOE VERSION)' op.682a (March 2018)
A version of the Elegy with oboe instead of flute

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

'IMPROVISATION FOR OBOE' op.212 (1975)
Based on the music from 'Mamako' see op.48 N/A sketch only

'OBOE QUINTET (for oboe and string quartet)' op.131 (July 1971) Listen to this Work
Concert work in 3 movements

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BASSOON

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'BASSOON CONCERTO' op.607b (December 2009)
An arrangement of the bassoon concerto for bassoon and piano

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

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HORN

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'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)

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HARP

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'*PENNILLION FOR TENOR RECORDER AND HARP' op.720 (December 2020)
a new arrangement - for John Turner

'*CONCERTINO FOR HARP AND STRINGS - THEME FROM 'THE CHANGELING'' op.688 (June 2017)
'THE MUSIC BOX'

'PENNILLION FOR CELLO AND HARP' op.689 (June 2017)
originally for violin and harp

'LAURA' op.604b (2016)
an arrangement of the piano piece for harp

'VARIATIONS FOR HARP ON A THEME FROM HENRY V' op.346 (1985)
Concert version of 10 variations on a theme composed for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Henry V

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GUITAR

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'WALKING IN THE AIR FOR GUITAR' op.652 (October 2013)
An arrangement made for Craig Ogden

'PRELUDE, SARABANDE AND GIGUE' op.477 (January 1995) Listen to this Work
A concert work for solo guitar

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ORGAN

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'COUNTRY SUNDAY' op.707 (January 2021)
A quiet voluntary for organ

'*FANTASIA ON 'WALKING IN THE AIR' FOR ORGAN' op.539 (December 2004)
Organ arrangement for Carlo Curley

'*THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER' op.532 (June 2003)

A concert piece for organ

'WEDDING MARCH FOR ORGAN' op.397 (June 1989)
An organ voluntary, based on music for the Wedding Hymn composed for 'As you like it' for the RSC

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

'SEBASTIAN SWINGS' op.27H (May 1967)
Organ solo

'*COUNTRY SUNDAY FOR ORGAN' op.27L (May 1967)
Organ voluntary in F major

'CATHEDRAL SPLENDOUR' op.27M (May 1967)
organ voluntary

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INSTRUMENTAL WITH KEYBOARD

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'FILM THEMES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.729 (April 2022)

'*THE ICE-PRINCESS AND THE SNOWMAN FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.699 (April 2018)
An arrangement for violin and piano of the pas de deux from the The Snowman Stage Show

'SLEEPWALKING FOR FLUTE, BASS CLARINET AND PIANO' op.645a (June 2014)
Adapted from the work for soprano and 8 cellos

'ELEGIA STRAVAGANTE FOR FLUTE, BASS CLARINET & PIANO' op.659 (May 2014)
An arrangement by the composer for flute, bass clarinet and piano of the piece originally for piano trio

'THE ENCHANTMENT OF VENUS (for bass-clarinet and piano)' op.636 (January 2012)
an arrangement of the piece originally for basset-clarinet and piano

'UP-AND-DOWN-MAN BURLESQUE SUITE' op.635 (January 2012)
An arrangement of 'The Up and Down Man' music (Burlesque Suite for flute, bass-clarinet and piano)

'*THE ENCHANTMENT OF VENUS' op.566 (March 2006)
Concert Work (for basset clarinet and piano)

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

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

'OBOE QUINTET ARRANGED FOR OBOE AND PIANO' op.471 (September 1994)
An arrangement by Helen Burrows, see opus 131

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

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

'VIOLIN CONCERTO (THE LEEDS) - ARRANGED FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO' op.456 (July 1993)
A concert arrangement by the composer commissioned by Christiane Edinger

'VIOLIN SONATA' op.454 (July 1993)
Concert work for violin and piano (revised for Christiane Edinger)

'SIX ROMANTIC PIECES' op.407 (February 1990)
Concert suite for clarinet & piano

'CLARINET CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND PIANO' op.382A (1988)
Concerto arranged for clarinet and piano

'The Snowman Easy Piano Suite' op.371b (January 1986)
One of a series of Snowman Instrumental Suites

'The Snowman Suite for trumpet and piano' op.371c (January 1986)
One of a series of Snowman Instrumental Suites

'The Snowman Suite for cello and piano' op.371e (January 1986)
One of a series of Snowman Instrumental Suites

'Walking in the Air-Instrumental Versions' op.364c (January 1986)
Walking in the air for flute and piano

'Walking In The Air - Instrumental Versions' op.364d (January 1986)
Walking in the Air for Easy Piano

'Walking In The Air - Instrumental Versions' op.364e (January 1986)
Walking in the Air for trumpet and piano

'Walking In The Air - Instrumental Versions' op.364f (January 1986)
Walking in the air for clarinet and piano

'Walking In The Air - Instrumental Versions' op.364g (January 1986)
Walking in the air for recorder and piano

'DIVERSIONS FOR MARIMBA AND PIANO' op.439A (1985)
Arranged from "Diversions For Marimba And Orchestra", see opus 439.

'*DIVERSIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO' op.167 (November 1973)
A concert suite in 9 movements - original version

'*NIGHT TAPESTRY' op.27J (1967)
An instrumental from 'Theme Music' 1967

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