The Keening 麥克米倫．詹姆士 總譜 博浩版

為大型管弦樂團譜寫的《Keening》只是麥克米倫的第二部管弦樂作品，創作於 1985-87 年間，當時他還是杜倫大學約翰-卡斯肯（John Casken）的學生。作曲家解釋說，"keening "是一種與哀悼有關的聲樂哀歌，存在於愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭北部和其他文化的民間傳統中。這部作品的大部分內容取材于蓋爾哀歌曲調 "我悲傷的原因是偉大的"（Great is the Cause of My Sorrow），通常被稱為 "Murt Ghlinne Comhann"（《葛籣科哀歌》）。這部 25 分鐘的樂譜一直由作曲家保留到 2010 年，2014 年在作曲家的指導下由 BBC 蘇格蘭交響樂團首演。這是當今最傑出的作曲家之一為管弦樂曲目增添的重要作品"

作曲家: MacMillan, James
樂器: large orchestra
出版社: Boosey & Hawkes
原文簡介:
Scored for large orchestra The Keening was only the second of MacMillan’s orchestral works, written between 1985–87 when he was a student of John Casken at the University of Durham. The composer explains that ‘keening’ is a form of vocal lament associated with mourning, found in folk traditions of Ireland, northern Scotland and other cultures. Much of this work is based on the Gaelic lament tune ‘Great is the Cause of My Sorrow’, often known as ‘Murt Ghlinne Comhann’ (The Lament for Glencoe).This 25-minute score was withheld by the composer until 2010, and it received its first performance in 2014, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the composer’s direction. A significant addition to the orchestral repertoire by one the leading composers of today.