| 作曲者 | James MacMillan (b. 1959)・マクミラン |
| タイトル | The Keening |
| 出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes（ブージー＆ホークス） |
| シリーズ名 | Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1522 |
| 楽器編成 | large orchestra |
| 品番 | 9790060129025 |
| 難易度 | 上中級〜上級 |
| 形状 | 112 ページ・Paperback/Soft Cover |
| 演奏時間 | 25分 |
| 出版年 | 2015年 |
| 出版番号 | BH 12902 |
| ISMN | 979-0060129025 |
| ISBN | 9781784540647 |
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.