| 作曲者 | James MacMillan (b. 1959)・マクミラン |
| タイトル | Ninian |
| サブタイトル | A concerto for clarinet & orchestra |
| 出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes（ブージー＆ホークス） |
| 楽器編成 | Clarinet and Orchestra |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | 3(III=picc).2.corA.1.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3):vib/whip/ 2timbales/5tom-t/SD/susp.cym/2tam-t/t.bells/lions roar/BD/crot/ marimba/tuned gongs/2cowbells/2congas/metal bar/2bell plates/ sizzle cym/tam-t-harp-strings |
| 品番 | 9790060116476 |
| 難易度 | 上中級 |
| 形状 | 82 ページ・Saddle stitching |
| 演奏時間 | 37分 |
| 作曲年 | 1997年 |
| 出版番号 | BH 11647 |
| ISMN | 979-0060116476 |
Commissioned for the 1997 celebrations of the Year of Ninian, one of the founding fathers of Christianity in Scotland. St Ninian, the first bishop of Whithorn, was believed to have arrived in Galloway in the south-west of the country in 397 AD, nearly two centuries before St Columba landed on Iona. The three movements are based on three of the so-called Miracles of Ninian, 'The reiver and the bull', 'The dream of Pectgils' and 'A mystical vision of the Christ-child'. These strange and evocative tales about the saint and his followers were documented in a Latin poem written a few centuries after his death. As well as being a concerto, the work is therefore also a collection of tone-paintings which give an impression of these ancient tales. A vibrant and approachable concerto which offers a satisfying balance between depth of expression and technical display.
I) The reiver and the bull - II) The dream of Pectgils - III) A mystical vision of the Christ-child