The Ghost Machine Treatise
for solo accordion and string orchestra
SCORE
Daniel Nelson
The Ghost Machine Treatise
for solo accordion and string orchestra
2023/24
SCORE
Daniel Nelson
INSTRUMENTATION
Percussion: 1 player
Triangle (small)
Waterphone
Tin Can
Brake Drum
Susp. Cymb. (medium)
Tam-Tam
2 Crotales (E2, G2)
Vibraphone (with and w/o motor)
Tubular Bells
Bass Drum
Timpani
Piano
Solo Accordion
Strings
Also available:
The Ghost Machine Treatise for solo accordion and orchestra
Score: GE 14505 | Solo accordion: GE 14506 | Study score: GE 14507 | Parts available on hire
Duration: 22 min
The original version for solo accordion and orchestra, is a joint commission by the German Music Council, the Stiftung Bundesjugendorchester, Martynas Levickis and the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
ISMN 979-0-070-14658-6
Score: GE 14658 Solo accordion: GE 14659 Study score: GE 14660 Parts available on hire
Copyright © 2023 Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, Stockholm Stema Specialtryck, Borås DN/MM 2024
The Ghost Machine Treatise
1. Concerning the Transmutation of Souls
2. Concerning Machine Schematics
Brake.Dr.
B.D.
Brake.Dr.
B.D.
3. Concerning Ectoplasmic Residue
* Cadenza ad lib. – If accordion soloist chooses not to play a cadenza, then hold one measure of silence before continuing attacca to movement #6.
*Battuto should always be played as a blend between bow hair and wood which gives a percussive sound while allowing the pitch to be heard clearly.