David geffen hall 10 lincoln center plaza new york, ny 100236970. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. From the first notes to the final breath, west side story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of west side story on broadway, dave grusin revived the score, giving its ten themes fresh arrangements that keep the original melodies in mind but add a. America, west side story sheet music download free in.
West side story has been featured in many books on broadway, but it has yet. I have a gut reaction against remakes of older classic films, generally, but the idea of a rebootremake of the original 1961 film version of west side story is especially unnervingand galling to me. West side story full score by leonard bernstein 1918. America from west side story sheet music in c major. Admittedly, west side story is my all time favorite film, hands down, and ive seen it more times than i can count, at this point, but, in addition to having a great story, musical score, cinematography, and. The sharks and the jets are two feuding street gangs in 1950s new york, the jets being white and the sharks being puerto rican. By the time west side story began development, he was famous.
They came together through love but violence threatened to tear them apart. They needed someone else to pump them up, and suddenly west side story scored a dream team for its songs. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. It was his extraordinary versitility that enabled west side story to elevate musical theater to new heights. It may be a small point but it is irritating to buy what is described as the original score when it clearly isnt. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. The leader of the jets whites riff doesnt the leader of the sharks purto ricans benardo. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two. This delightful and revelatory recording accomplishes something that composer leonard bernstein attempted and failed to achieve more than a decade earlier.
He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy dukes, cry tough, and the. This play is about to rivial gangs fighting over a street. 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. Mambo from west side story for string orchestra violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass advanced digital download by various. Review of west side story, tonight quintet survey of. His original score to the episode netflix series green eggs and ham was released in november 2019, and he is currently. West side story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban. From the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest stories of all time. If several similar results are shown, click the highest one. Five fast facts winner of 10 academy awards soundtrack was no 1 on the billboard charts for 54 weeks 94% on rotten tomatoes. There are dozens, or perhaps dozens of dozens of books about west side story but if you. In 1974, the times described a typical westway protest. Some will be popular titles like a new original cast recording, others.
West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. West side story soundtrack from 1961, composed by leonard bernstein. The story centers around two conflicting gangs of different ethnic background, both living in the upper west side neighborhood of new york city. West side story is a tragic love story set in new york city in the mid1950s on the west side of the city. Contains all the overtures, incidental music and songs inc. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Somewhere west side story one hand, one heart west side story somethings coming west side story arrangements of this song. Swain spend an entire chapter on the analysis of west side story. West side story vocal score with vocal melody, lyrics, piano reduction and introductory text. This is the place for you if youve ever been involved in, or infatuated with, west side story as an actor, singer, dancer, musician, producer, director, designer, crew or just as important as a fan.
Released by harkit entertainment in 2011 hrkcd 8362 containing music from west side story 1961. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. Music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents based on a concept of jerome robbins. Piano duet arrangements of eight beautiful favorites from les mis.
The ability to combine serious ballet music and classically constructed fugues with memorable. Laurentss economical dialogue is also reinforced by the jazzy brilliance of bernsteins score and the poetic precision of sondheims lyrics. A comprehensive database of west side story quizzes online, test your knowledge with west side story quiz questions. West side story movie analysis linkedin slideshare. West side story is a play that was on broadway and also made into a book and a movie. 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. Arthur laurents book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as.
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