Gorilla (2013)

Gorilla (2013)
For Soprano, Percussion and Piano
Jihyun Kim
I started to writ this piece after I was impressed by the

illustrations of Gorilla by Anthony Browne, a British author and
illustrator of childrens books. This is about a girl named Hannah
whose feelings are hurt because of her negligent father. She
receives a gorilla doll, which came to life. The gorilla acts as a
father figure for her, and she slowly begins to heal through the
gorilla. I chose some scenes in the story and composed five
movements.
Gorilla (2013)
For Soprano, Percussion and Piano
I. At the Breakfast Table

II. A Lonely Girl
III. A Real Gorilla
IV. Together
V. The Gorilla? My Dad?
I.
At the Breakfast Table
Hannah loved gorillas. She read books about gorillas, she watched gorillas
on television, and she drew pictures of gorillas. But she had never seen a real
gorilla.
Her father did not have time to take her to see one at the zoo. He did not
have time for anything.
Gorilla
for a soprano, piano and percussion
I. At the Breakfast Table
Senza Misura (q = c 50)
Soprano
[o]
[i]
[a]
Vibraphone
Piano
Sop.
Pno.
>
Calmato {h = c 60}
2
%1
%
>
21
2
1
[o]
[a]
[i]
%1
> 21
Pno.
Sop.
[o]
medium rubber mallets

motor on
21
2013 Jihyun Kim. All rights reserved.
[i]
13
Sop.
Pno.
>
18
Sop.
Sop.
[o]
%
3
26
Sop.
Pno.
>
>
[i]
[a]

[i]
[o]
>
>
Hmm
Pno.
>
22
[a]
Pno.
Gorilla
>
[a]
Gorilla
30
Sop.

>
Pno.
34
Sop.
%
>
39
Pno.
>

Hmm
I love gorillas.
I'm dying to see
very soft mallets
a real gorilla at a zoo! motor on
Hmm
(Saying)
>
Pno.
Vib.
>
Sop.
But
(whisper)
3

[i] [a]
my fa - ther
(whisper)
3
3

3
[o] [i] [a]
has no time
3

3
3
Gorilla
43
Sop.
[i]
Vib.
Pno.
>
[a]
to take me to see
%
%
one
at
gliss.
zoo
Hmm
II. A Lonely Girl
He went to work every day before Hannah went to school, and in the evening he
worked at home.
When Hannah asked him a question, he would say, Not now. I am busy. Maybe
tomorrow.
But the next day, he was always too busy. Not now. Maybe at the weekend,
he would say.
But the weekend, he was always too tired. They never did anything together.
II. A Lonely Girl
3
% 3
Moderato {q = c 72}
Soprano
want
to spend
bowed (bass bow)

motor on
% 33
Vibraphone
P.
Sop.
Pno.
time with
P.
P.
>
ask him he says
87
P.

8
7
8

7

Sop.
% 2717
May
Vib.
% 2717
be
to
27
57
P.
Pno.
% 2717
> 2717
2717
But
very soft mallets
21
77
21
77
3
the next
57
33
bowed (bass bow)
P.
P.

5
27
7
27
57
2717
I'm bus - y,
33
mor - row
27
8
7
Not now,
(Sprechistimme)

10
When -
to me
fa - ther
%
ev - er
Vib.
33
33
day,
Gorilla
14
Sop.
%
He
is
al - ways
Vib.
Pno.
18
Sop.
57
32

too bus - y,
P.
>
4
% 7
2
3
1
3
5
7
3

5
7
May - be at the week - end
% 74
Vib.
4
%7
Pno.
>4
7
23
Sop.
%
P.
Pno.
>
too tired.
1 51
3
77
1
3
31
51
77
Not now,
3
3

5717
bowed (bass bow)
4
7
4
7

he
is al - ways
2
3
2
3
he's bus - y.
Not now,
4
7
P.
P.
P.
1
27
3
2
1
7
3
% 3 5717
at the week - end,
31 32
very soft mallets
too tired,
Vib.
27
But
2
3
4
7
Not now,
57
2
3
too bus - y
2
3
(Sprechistimme)

he's tired.
32
2
3
3
32
Gorilla
27
Sop.
2
%3
Not
2
%3
Pno.
>2
3
30
Sop.
34
Vib.
he al - ways said
4
7
4
7
Not
now,
%
%
geth - er,
Not
now,
32
2
3
2
3
33
now
to geth - er
, , , 2
3 74
an - y - thing
Not
now,
4
05
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 =
7
We
ne - ver
an - y- thing
3
3
with the wooden part

of the mallets
74
did
33
no Ped.
Pno.
Not
(=

=

=
=
05
%
3
3
3
3
>
05
%
=
=
=
Pno.
Sop.
now,
4
7
to -
4
7
Gorilla
38
Vib.
42
Sop.
4
%7
1
3
45
% 31
lone,
I'm
5
7
I'm
4
7
lone,
lone,
4
7
1
3
I'm
a -

1

3
no Ped.
27
1
3
5
7
5
4
%7
7
57
% 74
Pno.
Pno.
4
%7
Vib.
Vib.

1
4

%
3
7
Pno.
Sop.
33
lone.
Hmm
33
% 31 27
% 31
27
33
% 31
27
33
1
3
31
lone.
P.
>
III. A Real Gorilla
In the middle of the night, Hannah woke up and saw a very small parcel at the
foot of the bed. It was a gorilla, but it was just a toy.
Hannah threw the gorilla into a corner with her other toys and went back to
sleep.
In the night something amazing happened.
Gorilla
III. A Real Gorilla
Tranquillo {q = c 72}
Sop.
[s]
with the wooden part

of the mallets
motor on
Vib.
P.
Pno.
Sop.
>2
3
9
Pno.
2
%3
% 32
Pno.
Vib.
>
2
%3
Vib.
Sop.
3
3
3
3
[shu]
very soft mallets
33
3
3
P.
P.
[ss]
[shu]
>
2
3
2
3
32

[ss]
32
32
31
[sh]
31
[shu]
P.

%
32
[ss]
[s]
[ss]
32
32
1
32
32
3

3
2
1
2
3
3
3
)
Gorilla
13
Sop.
(Whisper)
2
3
% 3 3
Piu Mosso {q = c 80}
When I wake up at night,
Pno.
17
Sop.
Vib.
% 32
33
> 32
33
% 33
% 33
foot
3
%3
Pno.
> 33
20
Pno.
>
23
Sop.
Vib.
Pno.
of my bed
%
%
%
32
(Whisper)
To

3
>
32
To - night,

3

3
33

But, it's just a toy.
67
67
at the
33
It's a gorilla
ver - y small par -cel
(Saying)
[sh]
there is a
2
3
To - night,
67
67

night,
32
32
32
32
Gorilla
26
Sop.
Vib.
% 32
% 32
33
some - thing
29
2 W. Bls.
a - maz
some - thing
a - maz
2 Wood blocks
Pno.
>
31
2 W. Bls.
ing
>
Pno.
hap - pens

ing
hap - pens
medium yarn mallets

35
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35
2 Wood blocks
33
% 35
3
Pno.
2 3
%3
3

>2
3

3
3
Pno.
Vib.
33
Vibraphone
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5

%3

>5
3
Vibraphone
2 Wood blocks
33

3
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3
67
6
7
6
7
Gorilla
35
Sop.
6
%7
4
7
Vibraphone
6
%7
motor off
Vib.
6
% 7
> 67
Pno.
40
Sop.
5
%7
5
%7
Pno.
>5
7
45
Sop.
4
7
74
27
5
7
% 32 }} }}} }}} 74
it starts
32 74
2
% 3
> 32
to breathe
1

3
5
7
5
7
5
7
57
2
3
be - comes big - ger
57
4
2
5
7
7
7
5
74
27
Pno.
2
7
go - ril - la doll
big- ger, big - ger, big - ger,
2 W. Bls.
31
74
31
74
% 57
Vib.
31
74

My
1
3
2 Wood blocks
31 32
31 32
3 32
57
it starts
to move
and get up
57
get up
mm
4

5
7
7
47
5
7

33
3
3
33
Gorilla
49
Sop.
Meno Mosso {q = c 92}

3
74

%3
Oh! the go - ril - la doll chan - ges to a real goril - la!
3
3
3
%3
2 W. Bls.
Pno.
Sop.
(Shouting)
I'm
Pno.
>
(Shouting)
Don't
fright - ened!
2 W. Bls.
>3
3
52
4

7
4

7
Sop.
2 W. Bls.
Pno.
be
fright - ened!
4 4
You
will
(Shouting)
hurt
3
me!
3
(Shouting)
won't hurt
I
How
you!
8
7
%
7
>
8
% 7
4 4
(Shouting)

87
accel.
56
can
32
you change?
3
>
2 4 4
3
4 4
32
32
just
won - der
Gorilla
Allegro {m q = c 104}
(accel.)
59
2 W. Bls.
4 4 4
if
you would like
>
63
Sop.
Sop.
>
me
It
was a
toy
is a
go - ril - la!
(Saying)
4 44 4
It
was a toy
It
was a toy
>

Pno.
70
%

>
Pno.
It
2 W. Bls.
>
to the zoo with
>
66
2 W. Bls.
go
>
Pno.
4 44 4 4
to
Pno.
Sop.
4 4
It
It
cresc.

is
(Saying)
go - ril - la!
4 4
is
4 4 4
go - ril - la!
The go - ril - la says
>

73
2 W. Bls.
4 4
(Whisper:) I
>
Pno.
>
76
Sop.
Gorilla
just
2 W. Bls.
if
has
you
would
like
to
such a nice
smile
34
I'm
>
me
Pno.
79
Sop.
2
%3
you
motor off
% 32
Pno.
82
Vib.

no Ped.
% 32

> 32
Vib.
The go - ril - la
won - der
not
4 4 4
go
to the zoo
with
a - fraid
34
I'd love
to go
with
(Shouting)
32
4
2
3 3
34
32
2
3
Vibraphone

%

poco a poco cresc.
Pno.

>

poco a poco cresc.
Gorilla
86
Vib.
>
89
Vib.
92
%
%

>

%
Pno.
>

Pno.
Vib.
Pno.
Sop.
=
=
[sh]
IV. Together
Hannah was frightened.

Dont be frightened, Hannah. Said the gorilla,
I wont hurt you. I just wondered if you would
like to go to the zoo.
The gorilla had such a nice smile that Hannah
was not afraid.
Id love to, she said
They both crept downstairs, and Hannah put on
her coat. The gorilla put on her fathers hat and
coat. A perfect fit, he whispered.
They opened the front door, and went outside.
Come on then, Hannah, said the gorilla, and
he gently lifted her up. Then they were off
swinging through the trees towards the zoo.
When they arrived at the zoo, Hannah was thrilled. So many gorillas!
The gorilla took Hannah to see the orang-utan, and a chimpanzee. She thought they
were beautiful. But sad.
What would you like to do now? the gorilla asked.

Id love to go to the cinema, said Hannah. So they did.
Afterwards they walked down the street together.
Thant was wonderful said Hannah, but Im hungry now.
Okay, said the gorilla, well eat.
Gorilla
IV. Together
3
% 3
Misterioso {q = c 92}
Sop.
% 33
3
%3
Pno.
Sop.
2
%3
Sop.
t k t k t

La
31
1
3
Pno.
31
)
31
33
33
31
gliss.
33

33
puts on my dad's
gliss.
gliss.
2
3
hat and coat
gliss.
32
32
3

3
5
5

3

3
P.
32
1
3
La
31
%
P.

1
%
3
5
5
1

%
3
5
5
)
31
The go - ril - la
gliss.
1 3
3
3
gliss.
Come on, Han - nah
P.
with brushes
2
3
31 32
3
3
very soft mallets
Vib.
1
3
33
5
5
(Whisper)

% 32
5

% 32
5
31
2
% 3
Pno.
3
3
1 3
3
3
Vib.
P.

5
5
1
3
motor on
very soft mallets
3
%3
Vib.
2
3
)
2
3
12
Sop.
% 32
Sop.
Pno.
18
Pno.
gliss.
3
3
2
1
%3
3

% 32
% 32
off
Vib.
3
3
2
%3
Vib.
33
2
%3
gliss.
we are
1
3

31
swing
me
through the trees
32
32
gliss.
lifts me up
gliss.
2
3
2
3
we
are
33
33
up
gliss.
gliss.
3
3
lifts
medium yarn mallets
3
3
31
off
He gen - tly
with brushes
2
%3
15
Sop.
t k t k t
% 32
Pno.
3
5
33
La
Vib.
Gorilla
la
la la la
la
Gorilla
20
Sop.
Vib.
%
(
Pno.
P.
poco a poco cresc.
P.
22
Sop.
are
off
swing
through the trees
Vib.
Pno.
24
Pno.
We
Vib.
Sop.
%
%
la
la
la la la
la
(

%
6
poco a poco cresc.
P.
to- ward the zoo
Gorilla
26
Sop.
Sop.
%
Pno.
}}}}}}}}
to- ward the zoo
(

6
30
cresc.
to- ward the zoo
%

%
Vib.
Pno.
28
Vib.
P.
poco a poco cresc.
Pno.
Vib.
(
=
=
=

P.
Gorilla
34
Vib.
P.
Pno.
39
Sop.
>
Pno.
42
There are
Vib.
%
%
Pno.
>
ar - rive
so
man - y
5
3
go - ril - las
at the
zoo
3
3
3
3
53
>
35

35
We
motor off
%
%
Vib.
Sop.
33
Gorilla
45
Sop.
I'm thrilled
I'm thrilled
Vib.
>

Pno.
48
Sop.
Pno.
51
% 57
I see goril - las
Pno.
67
57
go - ril - las
6
7

67
>

67
Vib.
Vib.
I hoped to see
Sop.
% 57
% 57
33
32
now here
33
I'm

33

> 57
33

5
7
57
57
33
thrilled
32
33
32
33
32

33

Gorilla
54
Sop.
subito
3
%3

I am so
Vib.
Pno.
3
%3
3
%3
subito
> 33
57
Sop.
goril
>
60
Vib.
Pno.
[i]
% 32
% 32
> 32
go
go - ril - las
ril
to see re - al
(Whisper)

las
re - al
% 3 33
[o]
to see
las
happy
Pno.
Sop.
Vib.
[o]
32
32
[a]
[i]
[o]
[i] [a]
32
[a]
I'm
33

33

33

21
thrilled
2 Wood blocks
21
3
21
21

Gorilla
63
Sop.
2
1
2 W. Bls.
Pno.
Sop.
(Whisper)
2
%1
2
%1
t k t k t
Vib.
>

72
% 21
t k t k t k
and a
are
>
31
chim - pan- zee
3
1
beau - ti - ful
P.
3
3
3
1
3
31

But
P.
sad
> 2
1
> 21 3

P.
They
P.
P.
% 21
P.
Pno.
t k t k t
very soft mallets
see an o - rang - u - tan
>
Pno.
Vibraphone
P.
Vib.
>2
(Sprechistimme)
68
3
3
%

I
Sop.
21
2
1

2
1
21

3
sad
P.
76
Sop.
Vib.
Pno.
Gorilla
t k t k t
>
P.
Pno.
%
>
84
Sop.
P.
1
%1
would like
for us
to
go
to the cin - e - ma
to
1
1
geth
er
% 11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
%1
Pno.
87
%
3
Pno.
Piu Mosso {h = c 66}
11
Sop.
accel.
81
would like
for us
to
Gorilla
90
Sop.
walk
down
the street
to
geth
er
%
3
Pno.
%
93
Sop.
would like
96
Sop.
Hmm
for us
to
ner
din
3
eat
Hmm
to
geth
er
%
3
Pno.
%
99
to
geth
er
%
3
Pno.
Pno.
Sop.
>
Gorilla
102
Sop.
2
3
to - geth - er
Vib.
Pno.
%
%
>
105
Sop.
Pno.
3
3

3
3
to
Pno.
2
3
2
3
be
with
I'd
you
%
>
I'd
Vib.
108
Sop.
love
Vib.
love
to
be
with

>
Gorilla
111
Sop.
(Shouting)
you
to
Vib.
Pno.
>
% 21
114
Sop.
Vib.
Pno.
Vib.
% 21
% 21
> 21
Pno.
to - geth - er

= =
= =

1
3
2
1
=
=
31

33
5
5

33
=
=

33
21
to - geth - er

5
5

31
31
31
33
33
31
33
31
33
(Whisper)
3
23
32
2
1

31
2
3
32
2
1
gliss.
to - geth - er

3
%3
% 33
geth - er
3
% 3
% 33
33
gliss.
117
Sop.
(Whisper) 3

to - geth - er

5

5
Percussionist : (Saying) It's time to come back home, Hannah. See you tomorrow.
V. The Gorilla? My Dad?
You would better go in now, Hannah, said the gorilla.

See you tomorrow.
The next morning Hannah woke up and saw the toy gorilla. She smiled.
Hannah rushed downstairs to tell her father what had happened.
Happy birthday, love, he said.
Do you want to go to the zoo?
Hannah looked at him.
She was very happy.
Gorilla
V. My Daddy? My Gorilla?!
Tranquillo {q = c 80}
>
Sop.
Vib.
Pno.
rit.
3
3
a tempo
33
3

3
33
3
33
33

(Saying)

(Whisper)
2
%3
>2
3
3
3
3
3

32

fa - ther comes to
me
and
32
P.
32
32
Do you want to go to the zoo.... with me?
My
says to me
There is a toy gorilla
% 32
% 32
>
Pno.
Vib.
When I wake up
Pno.
Vib.
Sop.
(Saying)
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Sop.
(Saying)
32
32
Gorilla
14
Sop.
>
Pno.
18
Sop.
3
3
2
%3
Pno.
>2
3
22
Sop.
Vib.
Pno.
%
%
3
3

3

3

2
3
2
3
32
}}}}
Vib.
2
3
him. He looks like
the goril - la
% 32
look at

3 3
P.
33
% 32
a tempo
Vib.
rit.
Are you my
P.
P.

3
3

33

%

>
33
Gorilla
25
Sop.
dad?
Vib.
28
Sop.
Yes, I
am
gliss.

dad - dy?
dad?
go - ril - la?
Are you
I am
gliss.
Yes, I am
Are you

I am
gliss.
>

>
Goril - la!
cresc.

Yes,
gliss.
my go - ril - la?
Dad - dy!
Pno.
Yes,
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31
Vib.
Pno.
Sop.
Are you my
Vib.
Are you my go - ril - la?
Pno.
Gorilla
34
Sop.
%
%
Vib.
Sop.
40
Sop.
seems like the gorilla
P.
am
to
be
with
you
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hap
py
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Pno.
43
Pno.
ge
Vib.
(Saying)
my dad wear his hat and coat...
3
>
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%
Pno.
Sop.
>
37
Pno.
(Saying)
ther
my
dad - dy
and
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ril
go - ril - la
la
go - ril - la
go
P.

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For Soprano, Percussion and Piano

I started to writ this piece after I was impressed by the

I. At the Breakfast Table

At the Breakfast Table

I. At the Breakfast Table

Senza Misura (q = c 50)

medium rubber mallets

2013 Jihyun Kim. All rights reserved.

II. A Lonely Girl

II. A Lonely Girl

bowed (bass bow)

ask him he says

very soft mallets

bowed (bass bow)

May - be at the week - end

bowed (bass bow)

at the week - end,

very soft mallets

with the wooden part

III. A Real Gorilla

III. A Real Gorilla

with the wooden part

very soft mallets

When I wake up at night,

But, it's just a toy.

ver - y small par -cel

Piu Mosso {q = c 92}

medium yarn mallets

Piu Mosso {q = c 100}

be - comes big - ger

big- ger, big - ger, big - ger,

Meno Mosso {q = c 92}

you would like

to the zoo with

The go - ril - la says

Hannah was frightened.

What would you like to do now? the gorilla asked.

hat and coat

very soft mallets

through the trees

medium yarn mallets

poco a poco cresc.

through the trees

poco a poco cresc.

to- ward the zoo

to- ward the zoo

to- ward the zoo

poco a poco cresc.

Piu Mosso {q = c 104}

chim - pan- zee

very soft mallets

see an o - rang - u - tan

Piu Mosso {h = c 66}

V. The Gorilla? My Dad?

You would better go in now, Hannah, said the gorilla.

She was very happy.

Do you want to go to the zoo.... with me?

There is a toy gorilla

him. He looks like

the go- ril - la

Are you my go - ril - la?

seems like the gorilla

my dad wear his hat and coat...