Pauline / Military Cop (stratospheric soprano) Ivy / McGuffie (high soprano) Galdys (soprano) Private (baritone and falsetto) Gallo (tenor) Provost / Pappa (baritone) Momma (spoken role) Crowd (choir, at least 24 voices) Flutes (1st also Piccolo, both also Bass Flutes) 2 Clarinets (also Bass Clarinets) 2 Trumpets in C 2 Horns 2 Trombones Percussion 1 (Marimba, Suspended Cymbal High, Glockenspiel, Bells (F5#, A5#)) Percussion 2 (Marimba, Suspended Cymbal High, Tuned Bowls (F5#, A5#), Snare Drum, Rototom Large, 1 Kettle Drum) Percussion 3 (Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal High, Bass Drum) 2 Accordions Piano 4 Violins (1st also E-Violin) 2 Violas 2 Violoncelli 2 Double Basses In the orchestra are the following percussion instruments, to be played by as many musicians as possible: Blister Packs, Waterphones, Kitchen Whisks, Egg Cutter Harps, Rain Drops, Hobby Glass Sheets

Part 1 Private, Provost, Gallo, Pauline, Gladys, Ivy Crowd In and around a military camp Blur 1 Momma, Ivy/McGuffie, Private, Pauline, Gladys In a dark blur Part 2 Pauline, Gallo, Private Crowd At a dance party Blur 2 Pappa, Private, Momma, Pauline/Military Cop, McGuffie, Gladys In a dark blur Part 3 Gladys, Gallo, Military Cop, McGuffie, Momma, Provost Crowd Simultaneously in a park, in a court room, in an execution chamber, and later in the dark The Blur is a timeless and spaceless dark headspace. People are there simultaneously, but barely aware of each other. The Crowd is a mob of people observing and commenting all in the speed, style and superficiality of social media comments.