We also watch as they fight in the middle of town, only to be stopped by the police. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff russ tamblyn, find themselves in a turf war with the upstart puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo george chakiris. Jerome robbins and robert wise directed the film, with music by. America from west side story sheet music in c major. In particular, youll need at least a basic understanding of key areas, motives, and intervals. The buddy rich big band medley of music from leonard bernsteins west side story. An analysis of the song america in the movie the west side. This show was one of the first times that tritones were an essential part of the melody and were accented. West side story hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Choose from west side story sheet music for such popular songs as maria, somewhere, and somethings coming. Programming west side story for orchestra september 26, 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of leonard bernsteins west side story, a work that has transcended the boundaries of its genre to become an iconic presence in american cultural life. A day in hollywood a night in the ukraine complete score. Johnmichael tebelak wrote the prologue and you put it to music.
West side story is an undisputed masterpiece, while the age of anxiety, the second of his three symphonies, shows that his style vigorous and lyrical, sweeping in its scope could easily bridge the gap between the academy and the commercial world. There is a door between the bedroom and the parlor. The locations are on 110th street on the east side of manhattan between 1st and 2nd ave and 68th street on the west side of manhattan between west end avenue and amsterdam avenue. O symphonic dances from west side story score bernstein. Although it may seem at first glance to be a relatively light hearted and fun song, and its entertainment valuable is undeniable, there is also some level of satire in it. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics and chord name. The intricacies of the west side story score could be discussed at great length, but for the purposes of this discussion, i would like to address two particular musical ideas the tritone and the somewhere motive. Prologue percussion 1 leonard bernstein symphonic dances from west side story percussion 3 percussion 4 xylophone p bongos molto sff z 8 15 perc.
It stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, george chakiris, and was photographed by daniel l. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage. 1 x full score in c 1 x piano 4 x part 1 in c flute 2 x part 1 in bflat clarinet 4 x part 2 in c flute 4 x pa. Eric creess superb arrangement of the best tunes from bernsteins west side story. The score calls for two flutes and piccolo, two oboes. Cool, the prologue, america, and, towering over it all, the dance at the gym. West side story prologue sharks opens with bernardo red shirt shark. Bernstein symphonic dances from west side story wscore. This is the jeansandsneakers ballet music, in which the studied nocturnal cool of the manhattan gangs ends in.
Somewhere suite from west side story, by eric crees, is available on the cd patrons choice ix by fodens band and fodens youth band, conducted by michael fowles and mark bousie. They needed someone else to pump them up, and suddenly west side story scored a dream team for its songs. The film musical, west side story, 1961 is a film adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, and the story itself is a modern adaptation of william shakespeares romeo and juliet, a timeless love story that is here placed in the contemporary setting of n. West side story has an incredibly complex score and therefore any worthwhile discussion of this music is going to require some prior knowledge of musical forms, terminology, and traditions. For example, the prologue from the opening scene is played with a relaxed shuffle beat, not the tense syncopated rhythms and phrasing that bernstein intended. Anche tonight non scherza e poi vi sono interessanti passaggi dorchestra. Riff the leader george chakiris tony his friend don mckay action eddie roll arab tony mordente baby john ed verso snowboy. However, a score made entirely of tritone leaps would probably end up sounding atrocious not to mention much harder to perform. Score bernstein, leonard west side story, symphonic dances score and parts. West side story is a 1961 film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. The bedroom as a window opening onto the fire escape, a bed on a wall, a small shrine to the virgin, and a curtained doorway, rear.
West side story the original score kenneth schermerhorn on allmusic 2002. O symphonic dances from west side story score bernstein free download as pdf file. Contains all the overtures, incidental music and songs inc. Together, these two musical motives form the backbone of the score.
The performances were recorded live at davies symphony hall in late june and early july 20 after michael tilson thomas and the san francisco symphony became the first orchestra to receive permission from all four west side story rightsholders to perform and record the musical score in its entirety in a concert setting. Download west side story complete vocal score with piano orchest pdf from 10 mb, bernstein west side story full orchestral score. Music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents based on a concept of jerome robbins. Symphonic dances from west side story by bernsteintrans. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Stephen schwartz answers questions about the godspell score this pdf includes section 1 general about the songs section 2 prologue. By the time west side story began development, he was famous. Music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents based on a concept of jerome robbins 9 x 12 in. Prologue maria tonight one hand, one heart america somewhere p r o l o g u e.
Look elsewhere for a medley of the pretty songs from west side story. However, the sections above are all vocal lines in west side story. Leonard bernstein symphonic dances from west side story. Over the next couple of weeks i will be exploring leonard bernsteins west side story.
As the original parts only had three trombone parts, a fourth was written. These symphonic dances were extracted from the score in 1960, by the composer with sid ramin and irwin kostal, and performed for the first time on february, 1961, by the new york philharmonic. In this opening number, completely written by leonard bernstein, we are introduced to the jets and the sharks, two rival gangs in the middle of new york. Whichever way you look, there are timeless strains to linger in the memory and the heart.
West side story had an amazing team of creators including composer leonard bernstein, lyricist stephen sondheim, choreographer jerome robbins, and a book by arthur laurents. Clenched fists, stillness, sharp clicks and looks, changes of direction, with responsive arms. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Prologue from west side story sheet music for clarinet. West side story was first presented at the winter garden, new york city, september 26, 1957, and at her majestys theatre, london, on december 12, 1958 with the following cast.
Like bernstein and robbins, stephen sondheim was a name to note in the broadway world of the 1950s. West side story based on a conception of jerome robbins book by music by lyrics by arthur leonard stephen laurents bernstein sondheim choreography by jerome robbins rehearsal script as of october 21, 2008. West side story vocal score with vocal melody, lyrics, piano reduction and introductory text. But the prologue was actually filmed in two locations and edited together. West side story somewhere free downloadable sheet music. West side story sheet music for piano, alto saxophone. The musical piece in west side story entitled america is one of the most memorable from the film. The four shows on the town, wonderful town, candide, and west side story show a progressive line of stylistic integration in leonard bernsteins compositional development. An everadvancing economy of musical means and tightening of structure proceeds from one show to. It is an adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name, adapted from william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Leonard bernstein conducts west side story video recording from.
The dividing line between the east and west sides of manhattan is fifth avenue. Here you can find west side story score pdf shared files. Godspell songs stephen schwartz answers questions about. Lyrics by stephen sondheim, music by leonard bernstein 19181990. Bernstein composed the musical west side story in 1957. The sharks mostly recent puerto rican immigrants and the jets mostly second generation european immigrants circa 1960. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet the story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood.
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