| 作曲者 | James MacMillan (b. 1959)・マクミラン |
| タイトル | The Death of Oscar |
| 出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes（ブージー＆ホークス） |
| シリーズ名 | Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1612 |
| 楽器編成 | orchestra |
| 品番 | 9790060134906 |
| 難易度 | 上級 |
| 形状 | 36 ページ・Saddle stitching |
| 演奏時間 | 10分 |
| 作曲年 | 2012年 |
| 出版年 | 2018年 |
| 出版番号 | BH 13490 |
| ISMN | 979-0060134906 |
| ISBN | 9781784544072 |
The Death of Oscar (2012) is a miniature tone poem drawing upon the legend of the bardic poet Ossian and the death of his son Oscar. In the legends of Ossian, Oscar challenged the High King Cairbre to single combat and, though victorious, died of his wounds and was mourned by his father and lover. These tales collected by James MacPherson in the 18th century have long been debated as regards their authenticity, but what is not in doubt is the massive influence they had on perceptions of Scottish and Celtic culture, particularly overseas – admired by political figures such as Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson and inspiring Romantic artists from Mendelssohn in Fingal’s Cave to Goethe in Die Leiden des jungen Werther.