West side story, a musical adaptation of shakespeares romeo and juliet, transplants. The show lampoons the musicals tragic love story, and also lipsynching and drag shows. West side story is groundbreaking in a lot of ways, but when it comes to delivering the information, it tends to rely on the triedandtrue technique of moving to the character we need to see when we need to see him or her, then moving back as the story demands. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Leonard bernstein west side story download free sheet music and. Romeo and juliet both chronicle a story of overcoming prejudice and hatred, forbidden love, and defying stereotypes that nobody thought could be broken. Nehemiah kish and elena lobsanova r pose the classic west side story shot of tony and maria on the fire escape of massy hall in toronto on thursday. This set of west side story selections comprises sort of a greatest hits collection from the musical. West side story parts classical music chamber music scribd. Maria, america, tonight, gee, officer krupke, i feel pretty.
Do any of you have the band parts to west side story. West side story selections by leonard bernstein, arr. West side story opened on broadway in september, 1957 to glorious critical and public acclaim. It has been many years since i played that one and no longer have my copy of the score. Print and download in pdf or midi a west side story medley.
This colorful song from leonard bernsteins 1957 broadway hit west side story mixes sarcasm and humor in music that has a more puerto rican ring than american, despite its title. Music from the original motion picture west side story disclaimer. Suite from west side story suite from west side story pdf sample scores. Make sure you read all the product details thoroughly. I do not own any rights to the music, i simply wish to share the amazing music with other fans, if the owners want the music. Ibdb provides records of productions from the beginnings of new york theatre until today. With lyrics by stephen sondheim, this ensemble number, sung by puerto rican characters anita, rosalia, bernardo, and chorus, is a lighthearted paean to the american way of life. Romeo and juliet and west side story share many similar themes. Musicaltheatrescores submitted 4 years ago by enigma2015. Lifelike presentation this item covers many of the skills at the core of hand puppetry. West side story revised edition this revised edition celebrates the legacy of one of the most famous musicals of all time with newly engraved songs, a show biography and plot notes, facsimiles of bernsteins original manuscripts, and 16 pages of photos from various productions. The worst line in almost any movie is in west side story. West side story alternate orchestration band parts.
On may 10 at the valley performing arts center, the california state university, northridge orchestra, led by conductor and music department faculty member jon roscigno, will perform symphonic dances from the tony awardwinning musical and hes bringing the csun dancers and some of the original broadway cast. The dramatic importance of dance throughout west side story is illustrated through bernsteins frequent use of instrumental interludes intended only for dancing. There are some nice solo lines for alto in the first book, lots of flute playing including some exposed passages in the third octave, and two fun spots. This is just a warning to anyone thinking of purchasing a bluray copy of, not only west side story but any other film. The bass, guitar and reed 5 parts are the same as the full orchestration. From the first notes to the final breath, west side story is one of the most. West side story is on tour and hits the indiana university auditorium in bloomington, in, closed april 23, 2014. These comparisons provide a benchmark for assessing the presence of operatic elements in west side story. Need reed 1 book from west side story i dont have a copy of the book but ive played the show. All data collected using this site for commercially published use should be confirmed and verified by contacting the new york philharmonic archives. He also composed music, crossing from academic classical music into broadway musicals, including west side story, on the town, and candide.
Een aantal liederen uit deze musical is bijzonder populair geworden, onder meer. Drawn from the librarys extensive leonard bernstein collection, the exhibition offers a rare view into the creative process and collaboration involved in the making of this extraordinary production. While it was composed and produced in 1957, west side story falls in between the. West side story audition information home upper darby. The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. West side story story setting set design ballet poses classic figure poses ballet dance stage design. Partitura west side story complete score hope it helps.
The trumpet 2, horn, cello and violin 3 parts are condensations of the full orchestration parts so i will scan them in and link them below. Has some bass parts not sure how true to the full orchestrated lines they are. West side story rounds out nutmeg summer series uconn. West side story set design by kim ford kitz see more. Give at least two examples one where they sang, and one where they danced.
One of the only exceptions is west side story, which brings its special twist of shakespeares romeo and juliet to washington hall this week. The undergraduate theater club at the university i go to is considering putting on west side story and im trying to figure out how to give out the reed parts. Winner of ten academy awards including best picture, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of romeo and juliet in the slums of 1950s new. Music for leonard bernsteins overture to west side story duke. Based on a concept by jerome robbins, who also directed and choreographed the original production, west side story is a theatrical musical choreographed work of art. More than fifty years ago, a show about new york city changed musical theatre forever. Print and download in pdf or midi tonight z west side story leonard bernstein. Bernstein west side story full orchestral score free ebook download as pdf file. What elements of this classic play make it relevant today. Playing west side story with small pit orchestra view. Shop the worlds widest selection of west side story individual parts, sheet music, music books, scores and more. West side story simple english wikipedia, the free. The play must contain a biblical theme or story and be scripturally accurate, while the main point of the play incorporates the current ltcsw theme.
Pdf operatic elements in leonard bernsteins score for west side. West side story 6 8 6 8 notes on the symphonic dances. Manila, philippines the american cast of the iconic broadway musical west side story is now in town for the shows manila season, which kicked off on august 10 and will run until august 27. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. List the characters in west side story and their counterparts in romeo and juliet. Its not the line itself but the ridiculous way woods says it that makes the audience chuckle every time. West side story medley by leonard bernstein 19181990. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. There are a couple of parts missing from your, i can upload them for you. Request west side story band parts west side story full score sheet music by leonard. West side story trailer komische oper berlin on vimeo. The musical rule states that when the emotion gets too high for speech, you sing, and when its too high for song, you dance.
This is a highly engaging album that showcases petersons trio at their finest, with some truly inventive takes on such songs as somewhere, tonight, and. West side story is one of the most iconic broadway musicals in history. Five fast facts winner of 10 academy awards soundtrack was no 1 on the billboard charts for 54 weeks 94% on rotten tomatoes based on romeo and juliet, which is based on a poem by arthur brooke called the tragic historye of romeus and juliet, which is based on a poem by the roman poet ovid called pyramus and thisbe. Thats a mouthful, but it truly was a groundbreaking musical when it first appeared on broadway, and remains one of the most influential and relevant musicals of all time. Originally written in english, west side story was recently revived on broadway in a bilingual version, with the puerto rican sharks speaking and singing mostly in spanish while the white jets retain their english. To view west side story click here availability available published 25th may 2009. Concert band sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990. West side story parts classical music chamber music. Does anyone have the west side story bass score to lend. Man, totally illegal to have the parts up there those books have been on scribd for quite some time. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. The broadway musical west side story first came into being in 1957 as a collaboration between bernstein as composer, choreographer jerome robbins, writer arthur laurents, and lyricist stephen sondheim.
It starred carol lawrence as maria west side story opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her majestys theatre on 12. What i can say is, at least for me, west side story is one of the greatest works in performing art in the twentieth century coming appropriately right in the middle of the midfifties. Theres a lot of plot in west side story but its scenes are probably the shortest of any book musical thats ever existed. The two stories are similar in a multitude of ways, even though their settings are. West side story, features the pianist and his trio with bassist ray brown and drummer ed thigpen, reinterpreting compositions from the classic 1961 film version of the broadway musical. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. West side story audition information auditions are june 14 with callbacks on june 15 and 16. It became a major artistic landmark and proof of a new kind of operatic synthesis that fused complex vocal and instrumental ensembles, ballet. Julia estrada maria and luke hamilton tony star in west side story, the musical about two young lovers torn between their love for each other and their allegiance to rival street gangs, onstage at the harriet jorgensen theatre. Tonight from west side story sheet music for violin, viola, cello. When i recently decided to add west side story to my collection in bluray i scouted through the amazon items on offer. West side story by jonathan retartha and ryan retartha rarely in pop culture is a remake of a classic work able to become a classic of its own.
The west side story exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of this landmark musical. Rehearsals begin june 21 and run monday thru thursday evenings, 7 pm to 10. Four dances from west side story by leonard bernstein. I know a few people who double, but not nearly to the extent of what the books call for.