Shop and buy west side story full score sheet music. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the u. A month before its broadway debut, the show played in washington d. Correspondence written by sam and jenny bernstein used by permission from mr. Leonard bernstein, available online, west side story, book. West side story leonard bernstein check out the team sheet. In the year of leonard bernsteins centenary, with its worldwide celebrations, this book is a startling inside viewnot a corrective, exactly jamie rarely thought her dad less than great. This shakespeare unlimited podcast episode honors bernsteins legacy, in the runup to the 100th anniversary of his birth. This dynamic medley for young players is scored for flexible instrumentation and includes the. Works film west side story, film with live orchestra 2016 overview hear leonard bernsteins electrifying score and memorable songs performed live, complete with stephen sondheims lyrics, while the newly remastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. In our catalog, you can find leonard bernstein sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. The gem of broadway musicals, west side storys commentary on love and. West side story full score by leonard bernstein 19181990.
The menace and the delight of leonard bernsteins score feel irrepressible, but these boys know how to repressto play it cool, as they later. Leonard bernstein at the opening of west side story at the national theater, washington dc, august 12, 1957. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. The landmark musical west side story introduced a masterful musical score by leonard bernstein. The core of the book is a commentary on the music itself. Satb a cappella choralthis stunning new a cappella arrangement of the leonard bernstein west side story ballad was a featured selection for the 2002 iowa allstate choir. West side story is a play that was on broadway and also made into a book and a movie. Inspired by shakespeares tumultuous love story romeo and juliet, and set amidst the rivalry of teenage gangs in 1950s new york, west side storys revolutionary choreography and unforgettable score changed the face of musical theatre, when it. For the groundbreaking musical, bernstein provided a propulsive and. West side story selections for flexband from leonard bernstein. West side story new edition musical vocalpiano score sheet music. Leonard bernstein sheet music free download in pdf or midi.
Impressive as it is, assembling a team of stars does not always guarantee success although it seems to have worked for real madrid, but it all came. Nigel simeone begins by exploring the long process of creating west side story, including a discussion of bernsteins sketches, early drafts of the score and script, as well as cut songs. West side story gave stephen sondheim his first tony. Leonard bernsteins most significant contribution to the world of shakespeare was west side story, the 1957 smash broadway hit adaptation of romeo and juliet. This is a book that will appeal to the west side story enthusiast as well as those curious about the collaborative creative process. Before it premiered in 1957, composer bernstein, lyricist sondheim, and book write laurents originally set jewish and italian communities against one another in this adaptation of shakespeares romeo and juliet. Vocal selections sondheim, stephen, bernstein, leonard on. Leonard bernstein and west side story folger shakespeare. The leader of the jets whites riff doesnt the leader of the sharks purto ricans benardo. The musical west side story was composed principally from autumn 1955 through summer 1957, and bernstein assembled portions of. West side story original soundtrack leonard bernstein.
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August 25, 1918 october 14, 1990 was an american composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. The survival of the original copied orchestral score, and the reminiscences of sid. West side story has been featured in many books on broadway, but it has yet. West side story is one of the few broadway musicals that can make a genuine claim to transforming the genre.
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West side story vocal score with vocal melody, lyrics, piano reduction and introductory text. The complete vocal score to one of the most beloved american musicals of all time. West side story by leonard bernstein 19181990 book. Instrumental solos series remain faithful to bernsteins original score. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet. The crisp orchestra and slower tempos maximize the colours of the orchestral landscape and create magic. Broadway changed forever when the curtain went up on west side story. See new and popular leonard bernstein songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 bernsteinconducted recording of the entire score of west side story, featuring operatic stars. West side story, offers a behind the scenes, intimate and illuminating insight into the genesis and creation of one of americas landmark musical achievements. Leonard bernsteins legendary musical score to west side story. West side story is a top contender for the bestknown musical of time. West side story new edition musical vocalpiano score. West side story by leonard bernstein homework handlers.
West side story was defining work for legendary composer. Leonard bernstein, stephen sondheim, arthur laurents, and jerome robbins. Carol lawrence who played maria is at his left, and lyricist stephen sondheim is playing the piano, 1957 library of congress digital archives. This definitive edition has been thoroughly revised to represent bernsteins final.
Music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents based on a concept of jerome robbins 9 x 12 in. The musical was written with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by bernstein and stephen sondheim. Leonard bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musiciana brilliant conductor who attained international superstar status, and a gifted composer of broadway musicals west side story, symphonies age of anxiety, choral works chichester psalms, film scores on the waterfront, and much more. Recorded in hollywood, california, august 910, 1960 35mm mag tracks transferred to digital at power station recording studios. Includes complete cast list, vocal ranges, instrumentation list plus an introduction about the famous collaboration that worked together on this project.
Shop the worlds widest selection of leonard bernstein music publishing co. Leonard bernsteins beloved work is as relevant as ever. It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet. Jerome robbins conception and choreography, arthur laurents book, and. Ten songs in book and cd format from leonard bernsteins classic musical arranged for solo instrumentalists.
Bernstein is best known as the composer of west side story. Leonard bernstein america film lyrics genius lyrics. One of the landmarks of the american musical theater in a revised full score based on leonard bernsteins own manuscripts and conducting score. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. The core of the book is the commentary on the music itself. West side story conductor score hardcover full score music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents based on a conception of jerome robbins orchestrations by leonard bernstein with sid ramin and irwin kostal 9.
West side story was originally about jews and catholics. West side story by leonard bernstein music, arthur laurents and stephen sondheim lyrics. America comes from the 1957 broadway musical, west side story. Leonard bernstein was one of the first americanborn conductors to receive worldwide fame.
On september 26, 1957, west side story, composed by leonard bernstein, opens at the winter garden theatre on broadway. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. In this edition the pieces have been idiomatically adapted for the solo flute. This play is about to rivial gangs fighting over a street. It opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her majestys theatre on 12 december 1958. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. Story, including a discussion of bernsteins sketches, early drafts of the score. The world becomes a better place as leonard bernstein conducts his first west side story with the abandon, genius, and intimate knowledge of every detail he, as composer, imagined. Michael tilson thomas and the san francisco symphony serve up the most sizzling release of the summer. West side story cd deutsche grammophon, 289 457 1992, 1985, 27 track. Before it premiered in 1957, composerbernstein, lyricist sondheim, and book write laurents originally set jewish and italian communities against oneanother in this adaptation of. Books by leonard bernstein author of west side story. Orchestra, vocal, voice sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990.
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