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Haydn Wood

January 24, 2023

Haydn Wood (25 March 1882 – 11 March 1959) was a 20th-century English composer and concert violinist, best known for his 200 or so ballad style songs, including the popular Roses of Picardy.[1]

Life

Haydn Wood was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire town of Slaithwaite. When he was three years old his family moved to the Isle of Man, an island which was often a source of inspiration for the composer. His two older brothers were also musicians: Harry (1868-1939) was a violinist, composer and conductor known as "Manxland's King of Music",[2] while Daniel S Wood (1872-1927) was principal flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra from 1910, taught flute at the Royal Academy of Music and composed practice pieces that are still in use today.[3]

In 1897, at the Royal College of Music, Haydn Wood studied violin with Enrique Fernández Arbós and composition with Charles Villiers Stanford.[4] In 1901, he was soloist at a special concert commemorating the opening of the Royal College of Music's Concert Hall. The concert was attended by Joseph Joachim (who had heard him play before) and Pablo de Sarasate. They were so impressed that they sent him to Brussels for study with the renowned teacher César Thomson.[5] He then embarked on a world tour, accompanying the Canadian soprano Dame Emma Albani and they continued their association for a further eight years.[5]

From 1913 he toured extensively with the soprano Dorothy Court whom he married in 1909. During this period he wrote popular ballads for her to sing, and also contributed to musical comedy productions: for example, he contributed seven numbers to the musical play Tina, which opened at the Royal Adelphi Theatre in London on 2 November 1915, and wrote all the music for Cash on Delivery at the Palace Theatre in 1917. In 1916, Haydn Wood composed his most popular song, Roses of Picardy for Dorothy,[6][7] reportedly selling 50,000 sheet music copies per month and earning a six figure royalty sum [8] The song Love's Garden of Roses was written in 1915, but didn't become well known until popularised by John McCormack's recording, one of the biggest hits of 1918.[9][10] Another big success came in 1923 with A Brown Bird Singing. By 1926 he was able to support himself as a full time composer for the first time.

From 1939, he served as a director of the Performing Right Society. On the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1952 he was given a full concert dedicated to his music by the BBC. His last song appears to have been Give Me Your Hand in 1957.[1] He died in a London nursing home on 11 March 1959, two weeks before his 77th birthday.[11]

Works

Alongside his 200 or so individual songs and seven song cycles, Haydn Wood was a prolific composer of orchestral music, including 15 suites, nine rhapsodies, eight overtures, three concertante pieces and nearly 50 other works scored for a variety of forces.

His orchestral pieces were primarily of the "light music" style; a well known piece of his is the three-movement Fantasy-Concerto. Another is his London Landmarks Suite, particularly "Horse Guards, Whitehall", which was used for many years as the signature tune for the BBC Radio Series Down Your Way.[12] In 2018 the BBC Concert Orchestra issued a new recording of the Snapshots of London Suite (1948) and premiere recordings of five other suites: Egypta (1929), Three Famous Cinema Stars (1929), Cities of Romance (1937), Manx Countryside Sketches (1943), and Royal Castles (1952).[13] The short orchestral work Soliloquy of 1946 is a miniature of more serious intent.[14]

The first of Haydn Wood's more extended concert pieces to gain attention was the Phantasie Quartet which won second prize in the first W W Cobbett chamber music competition of 1905 [15] The Piano Concerto was performed at a Patron’s Fund Concert at Queen’s Hall on 14 July 1909, with soloist Ellen Edwards and Stanford conducting.[16] It received its Proms premiere in 1915, also at Queen's Hall.[17] His Violin Concerto of 1928 was first performed in March 1933, with soloist Antonio Brosa.[18][19] Wood also wrote a Symphony (1908 - score now lost),[20] and the Philharmonic Variations for cello and orchestra (1939).[21]

The Isle of Man and folk tunes from the island inspired Wood's music, resulting in the compositions Manx Rhapsody (Mylecharaine), Manx Countryside Sketches, Manx Overture, and the tone poem Mannin Veen.[1] The tone poem Mannin Veen (pub. 1933, Manx for "Dear Isle of Man") was based on four Manx folk tunes, and is one of two works written originally for wind band by Wood. The work is also occasionally performed in its orchestral version. Choral pieces include the short cantatas for chorus and orchestra Lochinvar (1912) and Ode to Genius (1940).

References

  1. ^ a b c "THE MUSIC OF HAYDN WOOD by Philip Scowcroft". Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ The Life and Times of Harry Wood, Manxland's King of Music, Manxnationalheritage.im, Maurice Powell, 2018
  3. ^ "Wood Valse Caprice-Flute and Piano-Boosey and Hawkes". Allflutesplus.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ Haydn Wood, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, by Ernest Tomlinson
  5. ^ a b . Rfsoc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. ^ ""Roses of Picardy": the real story". Haydnwoodmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Roses of Picardy (Wood, Haydn) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". Imslp.org. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. ^ The Life and Music of Eric Coates, Michael Payne, 2012
  9. ^ Music of the First World War, Don Tyler, 2016
  10. ^ Love's Garden of Roses, John McCormack, 1918
  11. ^ Obituary, The Times, 13 March 1959, p15
  12. ^ "YouTube: Classic BBC Radio Theme". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  13. ^ [1] 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine]
  14. ^ "WOOD: Paris Suite / A May-Day Overture". Naxos.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  15. ^ Musicians' Company Archive: The Cobbett Phantasy Prize, 1905
  16. ^ Holbrooke & Wood (H): Piano Concertos, Hyperion recording, 2000
  17. ^ "Prom 11". BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  18. ^ BBC Genome, Radio Times listing. 1 March 1933
  19. ^ Notes to Chandos Recording by Tasmin Little, BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis, 2015.
  20. ^ "Haydn Wood, symphonist". Haydnwoodmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  21. ^ Song of the Birds: English Cello Music, BBC Concert Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch, ASV 2003

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Haydn Wood 25 March 1882 11 March 1959 was a 20th century English composer and concert violinist best known for his 200 or so ballad style songs including the popular Roses of Picardy 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife EditHaydn Wood was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire town of Slaithwaite When he was three years old his family moved to the Isle of Man an island which was often a source of inspiration for the composer His two older brothers were also musicians Harry 1868 1939 was a violinist composer and conductor known as Manxland s King of Music 2 while Daniel S Wood 1872 1927 was principal flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra from 1910 taught flute at the Royal Academy of Music and composed practice pieces that are still in use today 3 In 1897 at the Royal College of Music Haydn Wood studied violin with Enrique Fernandez Arbos and composition with Charles Villiers Stanford 4 In 1901 he was soloist at a special concert commemorating the opening of the Royal College of Music s Concert Hall The concert was attended by Joseph Joachim who had heard him play before and Pablo de Sarasate They were so impressed that they sent him to Brussels for study with the renowned teacher Cesar Thomson 5 He then embarked on a world tour accompanying the Canadian soprano Dame Emma Albani and they continued their association for a further eight years 5 From 1913 he toured extensively with the soprano Dorothy Court whom he married in 1909 During this period he wrote popular ballads for her to sing and also contributed to musical comedy productions for example he contributed seven numbers to the musical play Tina which opened at the Royal Adelphi Theatre in London on 2 November 1915 and wrote all the music for Cash on Delivery at the Palace Theatre in 1917 In 1916 Haydn Wood composed his most popular song Roses of Picardy for Dorothy 6 7 reportedly selling 50 000 sheet music copies per month and earning a six figure royalty sum 8 The song Love s Garden of Roses was written in 1915 but didn t become well known until popularised by John McCormack s recording one of the biggest hits of 1918 9 10 Another big success came in 1923 with A Brown Bird Singing By 1926 he was able to support himself as a full time composer for the first time From 1939 he served as a director of the Performing Right Society On the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1952 he was given a full concert dedicated to his music by the BBC His last song appears to have been Give Me Your Hand in 1957 1 He died in a London nursing home on 11 March 1959 two weeks before his 77th birthday 11 Works EditAlongside his 200 or so individual songs and seven song cycles Haydn Wood was a prolific composer of orchestral music including 15 suites nine rhapsodies eight overtures three concertante pieces and nearly 50 other works scored for a variety of forces His orchestral pieces were primarily of the light music style a well known piece of his is the three movement Fantasy Concerto Another is his London Landmarks Suite particularly Horse Guards Whitehall which was used for many years as the signature tune for the BBC Radio Series Down Your Way 12 In 2018 the BBC Concert Orchestra issued a new recording of the Snapshots of London Suite 1948 and premiere recordings of five other suites Egypta 1929 Three Famous Cinema Stars 1929 Cities of Romance 1937 Manx Countryside Sketches 1943 and Royal Castles 1952 13 The short orchestral work Soliloquy of 1946 is a miniature of more serious intent 14 The first of Haydn Wood s more extended concert pieces to gain attention was the Phantasie Quartet which won second prize in the first W W Cobbett chamber music competition of 1905 15 The Piano Concerto was performed at a Patron s Fund Concert at Queen s Hall on 14 July 1909 with soloist Ellen Edwards and Stanford conducting 16 It received its Proms premiere in 1915 also at Queen s Hall 17 His Violin Concerto of 1928 was first performed in March 1933 with soloist Antonio Brosa 18 19 Wood also wrote a Symphony 1908 score now lost 20 and the Philharmonic Variations for cello and orchestra 1939 21 The Isle of Man and folk tunes from the island inspired Wood s music resulting in the compositions Manx Rhapsody Mylecharaine Manx Countryside Sketches Manx Overture and the tone poem Mannin Veen 1 The tone poem Mannin Veen pub 1933 Manx for Dear Isle of Man was based on four Manx folk tunes and is one of two works written originally for wind band by Wood The work is also occasionally performed in its orchestral version Choral pieces include the short cantatas for chorus and orchestra Lochinvar 1912 and Ode to Genius 1940 References Edit a b c THE MUSIC OF HAYDN WOOD by Philip Scowcroft Musicweb international com Retrieved 14 March 2018 The Life and Times of Harry Wood Manxland s King of Music Manxnationalheritage im Maurice Powell 2018 Wood Valse Caprice Flute and Piano Boosey and Hawkes Allflutesplus com Retrieved 25 July 2020 Haydn Wood in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by Ernest Tomlinson a b RF Social Rfsoc org uk Archived from the original on 18 June 2006 Retrieved 25 July 2020 Roses of Picardy the real story Haydnwoodmusic com Retrieved 25 July 2020 Roses of Picardy Wood Haydn IMSLP Free Sheet Music PDF Download Imslp org Retrieved 25 July 2020 The Life and Music of Eric Coates Michael Payne 2012 Music of the First World War Don Tyler 2016 Love s Garden of Roses John McCormack 1918 Obituary The Times 13 March 1959 p15 YouTube Classic BBC Radio Theme YouTube Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 Retrieved 25 July 2020 1 Archived 2018 11 23 at the Wayback Machine WOOD Paris Suite A May Day Overture Naxos com Retrieved 25 July 2020 Musicians Company Archive The Cobbett Phantasy Prize 1905 Holbrooke amp Wood H Piano Concertos Hyperion recording 2000 Prom 11 BBC Retrieved 25 July 2020 BBC Genome Radio Times listing 1 March 1933 Notes to Chandos Recording by Tasmin Little BBC Philharmonic Andrew Davis 2015 Haydn Wood symphonist Haydnwoodmusic com Retrieved 25 July 2020 Song of the Birds English Cello Music BBC Concert Orchestra Raphael Wallfisch ASV 2003External links EditBritish Pathe News 1946 Haydn Wood filmed The Haydn Wood Music Library and Archive Free scores by Haydn Wood at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haydn Wood amp oldid 1119095456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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