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Suite from the Opera "Mary Mount"
Howard Hanson (trans. Boyd)
Contents
General Info
Year: 1934 / 2001
Duration: c. 20:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Movements
1. Overture – 3:05
2. Children's dance – 1:50
3. Love duet – 4:25
4. Prelude to act II and Maypole dances – 8:25
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
Players clapping
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story The Maypole of Merry Mount, Howard Hanson's opera Merry Mount was premiered in 1934. John Boyd now brings us a wind orchestration of its four most recognizable selections. Overture makes extensive use of Hawthorne's original modal construction, which musically depicts the characters in the opera. The playful Children's Dance is followed by the romantic Love Duet. The suite concludes with the 'Maypole Dances. Exciting and true to Hanson's original, this suite is a rich addition to the wind repertoire.
- Program Note by publisher
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Philharmonia à Vent (John Boyd, conductor) - 2006
Media
State Ratings
- Iowa: V
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
- Louisiana: V
- Oklahoma: V-A
- Texas: V. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Westminster College (New Wilmington, Penn.) Wind Ensemble(R. Tad Greig, conductor) - 13 November 2020
- San Jose (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Edward C. Harris, conductor) – 12 May 2019
- Ohlone Wind Orchestra (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) - 28 October 2018
- Philadelphia (Penn.) Wind Symphony (Paul Bryan, conductor) – 5 May 2017
- Penn State University (University Park) Symphonic Band (Dennis Glocke, conductor) – 27 April 2015
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Centennial March
- Chorale and Alleluia (1954)
- Concerto for Piano (arr. Bencriscutto)
- Dies Natalis (1973)
- First Movement from "Symphony No 2, 'Romantic' " (arr. Allen) (1930/2018)
- Laude (1976)
- Second Movement from "Nordic Symphony No. 1" (trans. Maddy) (1922/1938)
- Second Movement from "Symphony No 1" (arr. Maddy) (1922/1938)
- Serenade for Flute
- Suite from the Opera "Mary Mount" (tr. Boyd)
- Symphony No. 2 "Romantic": Second Movement (arr. Goldberg) (1930/1960)
- Third Movement from "Symphony No. 2" (arr. McBeth) (1930/1983)
- Triumphal Ode (ed. Ripley) (1918/2008)
- Variations on an Ancient Hymn (1977)
Resources
- Hanson, H.; Boyd, J. (2000). Suite from the Opera Merry Mount [score]. Warner Bros.: [s.l.]
- Merry Mount (opera), Wikipedia – Accessed 2 May 2016
