The great safari with Gershwin

Now usually this piece is talked about America... but this has been done before. This piece always gave me visions of spontaneity to that of the movements of animals so will attempt this.

MUSIC STARTS:

Our main character (piano) is a Zebra alone trying to get back to find his own kind, there one problem... he doesnt know he is a zebra... He walks up a little hill and can see this view in the distance...

The alone zebra can see lions, toucans, flamingoes, hippos, zebras and many others all chilling in the Saharan Desert sun, drinking and bathing in the pool oasis... there is one thing... where does he fit in?

The solo piano plays, our little young zebra is walking through the animals, asking himself "Where do I fit it?" "What am I?"

(3 mins 45secs) The jungle doesn't stop to help... the orchestra starts to alert our isolated animal and the rules of the jungle...

(4mins 6 secs) danger arises as he goes too close to the lions...

(4mins 15secs) Walking past the pond beside some monkeys, antelope, flamingoes boogieing in the water.

(5 mins 20secs) as the music slows he meets some hippos, giraffe chilling in the sun

The slow giraffe makes the zebra realise he is tired and thinks he should stay here as its a thing in common and tries staying here tentatively to see if he fits in with the group in the shade out of the sun...

(8 mins) However the piano/zebra sees the shadow of himself and realises he is a different shape to the giraffe. He must be different so starts moving away.

(9mins 10secs) He sees excitedly a group of black and white animals in the distance that look roughly the same shape as the shadow he saw... he walks over.

(10mins 13secs) The orchestra plays as he walks through the herd. He is home with his kind... but still doesn't know himself...

SOLO VIOLIN (11mins 02 secs): He sees a beautiful female zebra beside the lake and joins in. As he meets more he starts knowing himself more and plays the same song as the rest sound like.

SOLO PIANO: He is a zebra and fits in however something is missing. He knows he is an individual and doesnt want to be just fitting in. Who is he?

ORCHESTRA/PIANO: The zebra moves and sees some other animals, hyenas, lynx, bison, and other animals but makes him fond of his own kind. Danger lurks... best to be back with his own kind

ENDING:

He has found his herd again and the animals are in unison at the the oasis