Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library

Fascinated by the legendary creature known as “monkey”, notorious for descending from the high mountains in the aims to disrupt our livelihoods, I found myself drawn into a quest to know more about these elusive beings. One day, I encountered an individual who perfectly embodied the traits of the “monkey” I have studied about. Convinced of its identity, I swiftly asked for cooperation from those around me to hunt it down. However, to our disappointment, it was later unveiled that the being was in fact not a “monkey”, but a creature called “bear”. Several years down the line, I fell victim to a case of mistaken identity when a stranger, misled by my abundant body hair, mistook me for a “monkey” and hunt me down.

This music score was submitted for Resonate 2024: An Open Access Call for Scores by the UCLA Music Library.