The Ghost in the Machine

by
Marielle Groven

Ensemble: Wind Symphony

Duration: 09:30

Year of Composition: 2008

Commissioned by: McGill Wind Symphony

Premiered by: McGill Wind Symphony (Jonathan Dagenais, conductor)

Date of Premiere: October 14, 2008

Publisher: self-published

Available: No

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Instrumentation

Flutes 1,2
Flutes 3,4 (both doubling piccolo)
Flute 5 (doubling alto flute)
Oboes 1,2
B♭ Clarinet 1 (doubling E♭ clarinet)
B♭ Clarinets 2-6
Bassoons 1,2
Contrabassoon

B♭ Soprano Sax
E♭ Alto Sax
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax

F Horns 1,2,3,4
C Trumpets 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tubas 1,2

Percussion 1: Marimba, Snare Drum, (Waterphone), (Triangle 1)
Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal 1, Bass Drum, Tenor Drum, (Crotales)
Percussion 3: Vibraphone, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Triangle 2
Percussion 4: Tuned Cowbells, Suspended Cymbals 1 & 2, Wood Blocks, Temple Blocks, Triangle 1
Percussion 5: Timpani (one with Suspended Cymbal), Waterphone, Triangle 3

Piano
Harp
Double Basses 1,2

2nd place winner of the 2010 Sir Ernest Macmillan Prize from the SOCAN Foundation.