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Howard David Blake OBE FRAM (born 28 October 1938) is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film The Snowman, which includes the song "Walking in the Air". He is increasingly recognised for ...
Over the course of an immensely busy musical career as composer, pianist and conductor he has created over 700 works in many genres and categories. His most famous score is undoubtedly that composed for the animated film 'The Snowman' with its iconic song 'Walking in the Air' for which he also wrote the lyrics.
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Nov 13, 2020 · The complete 3 movements of Howard Blake's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Commissioned by the Philharmonia in celebration of Princess Diana's 30th birthday, this is ...more.
Dec 17, 2022 · Composer Howard Blake on 40 years of Christmas classic ‘Walking in the Air’. His theme to ‘The Snowman’ is a festive favourite, but he has more than 700 works to his name. © Alamy Stock Photo....
Howard Blake as pianist. Blake is best-known as a composer, but began as a classical concert-pianist, at eighteen winning The John Lockey Festival Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music to study with Harold Craxton.
HOWARD BLAKE – EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY. Howard began playing the piano by ear at the age of 6, and the following year started lessons. He was given vocal training as a boy-soprano and on entering Brighton Grammar School took lead roles in their annual operas: Rose Maybud in 'Ruddigore', Bessie Throckmorton in 'Merrie England' and Josephine in 'HMS ...
