Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.48024525
Orchestra Study Score
HPS 1612. Composed by
James Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 600 seconds.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M060134906. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024525).
ISBN
9781784544072. UPC:
888680925680.
7.0x10.5x0.212
inches.
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.