Mannin Veen - Concert Band

Mannin Veen

for Concert Band

Excerpts below are used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc., and are from "Teaching Music Through Performance In Band" Volume 7.

Mannin Veen (which is Gaelic for "Dear Isle Of Man") was written originally in 1933 as a work for orchestra.  The band transcription was published in 1936.  This composition displays Wood's innovative use of melodic development through the fusion of the folksongs into a single piece.  There are four folktunes: "The Good Old Way," is a traditional Manx air written mostly in Dorian mode.  The second folktune, "The Manx Fiddler," is a reel, a traditional Scottish or Gaelic dance akin to the American hoedown.  The third folktune, "Sweet Water in the Common," tells the story of a Manx custom of the gathering of a 24-man jury to resolve issues of boundaries and watercourses.  The final tune, "The Harvest of the Sea," is a song of thanksgiving sung by fishermen after their safe return from fishing.

Instrumentation:  Flutes, Clarinets, Oboes, Bassoons, Saxophones, Cornets, Trumpets, Horns, Trombones, Baritones, Tuba, String Bass, Bass Drum, Side Drum, Cymbal, Timpani, Organ.

Includes score and parts