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Haydn Wood (March 25, 1882–March 11, 1959) was a 20th century English composer and a respected violinist. He was married to singer Dorothy Court. Wood, whose musical output was often inspired by his upbringing on the Isle of Man, studied violin and composition at the Royal College of Music.

Wood's orchestral pieces were primarily of the "light music" style; a well known classical piece of his is three-movement "Fantasy-Concerto". During World War I he wrote the popular song "Roses of Picardy" for his wife. After this stint writing popular music, Wood began to write musical comedy; his best-known piece of this genre is the musical play "Tina."

The tone poem "Mannin Veen" (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.

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