West side story intermediate piano solo arrangements of ten songs from this bernsteinsondheim masterpiece for solo piano bhl 24649 leonard bernstein. Tonight from west side story for voice and piano with chord names music by stephen sondheim lyrics by stephen sondheim 9 x 12 in. Piano keyboard sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. Piano vocal selections with piano accompaniment recording. Complete vocal selections with extensive notes, photos, and a cd of piano recordings f. These include questions which involve close reading, writing and discussion. One hand, one heart west side story somewhere west side story maria west side story arrangements of this song.
Premiered in 1957, the broadway production later adapted to film in 1961 is a modern retelling of the romeo and juliet story with the additions of racial tension and gang warfare. Complete vocal selections with extensive notes, photos, and a cd of piano recordings for the songs. This 39page guide for west side story by irving shulman includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 2 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The arrangements in selections from west side story are w. West side story and the american imagination by misha berson. Vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics and chord names. Shop and buy west side story easy piano selections sheet music.
Choose from west side story sheet music for such popular songs as somewhere, maria, and somethings coming. Arthur laurents book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. Print and download in pdf or midi a west side story medley. The young protagonist, tony, a former member of the jets. The scherzo is a lighthearted, carefree movement that comes from the dream ballet of the musical, in which tony imagines a world of peace and harmony to which he can take maria.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Four dances from west side story by leonard bernstein wind. These backing tracks can be used for rehearsal, audition or karaoke tracks. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. West side story medley sheet music download free in pdf or. A nicely arranged score, faithful to the original songs, but not particularly spectacular. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. The story is based loosely on shakespeares romeo and juliet, which was, in turn, based on a narrative poem by arthur brooke entitled the tragicall historye of romeus and juliet 1562. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet.
Piano, 2 pianos, 4 hands piano national federation of music clubs 20142016 selection 2 pianos, 4 hands. Il particolare che mi stava piu a cuore era larmonizzazione originale del brano. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. Anche tonight non scherza e poi vi sono interessanti passaggi dorchestra.
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Former leader of the jets, lives with riff, works at docs, in love with maria. Maria from west side story sheet music print piano. Maria from west side story was composed by leonard bernstein, west side story musical, stephen sondheim below you can find all our currently available arrangements for maria from west side story. The score by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written.
It became a major artistic landmark and proof of a new kind of operatic synthesis that fused complex vocal and instrumental ensembles, ballet. West side story summary and study guide supersummary. These piano accompaniments are mp3 piano tracks created as a digital music download by a professional pianist. This classroom supplement is meant to accompany the materials in the soundfly course and to open. America chacha from the dance at the gym cool i feel pretty. Griffith and harold prince, marked sondheims broadway debut.
Somewhere from west side story sheet music for beginners. Selections from west side story, simplified piano arrangements songbook 1960. Upload your sheet music or tap into our accompanists extensive library and request a song to be recorded in any key, any tempo with any cuts you need. 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. It is also a nuisance to drag around that extra box for such little use. Piano vocal selections with piano accompaniment recording bernstein, leonard on. West side story sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Pianovocal selections with piano accompaniment recording. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Every song from west side story is a a musical miracle thanks to bernstein and sondheim, but somewhere is its soaringly utopian anthem deserving to be played forever. Imagine living in a country which has been ruled under a dictatorship for as long as you can remember. The soundtrack of the west side story film is deservedly one of the most popular soundtrack recordings of all time, and one of the relatively few to have attained longterm popularity beyond a specialized soundtracktheatrical musical audience. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet.
Intermediate piano solo arrangements of ten songs from this bernsteinsondheim masterpiece. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. A duet of america from west side story with one part pre recorded onto the piano. Youll find a wide selection of west side story sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. West side story medley sheet music download free in pdf. Somewhere west side story sheet music for piano download free.
West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Dec 01, 2011 west side story intermediate piano solo arrangements of ten songs from this bernsteinsondheim masterpiece for solo piano bhl 24649 leonard bernstein 3. However, the term piano solo selections implies a more creative, complicated and embellished score, which it is not although its still good. As part of the project, wmi has partnered with soundfly to produce an. This is a pdf download for the sheet music of somewhere from west side story. The score by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim are. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Four dances from west side story features some of the highlights of these dance sequences transcribed for band.
Jun 24, 2015 a duet of america from west side story with one part pre recorded onto the piano. As requested here is the piano tutorial video with sheet music for somewhere from west side story. This delightful and revelatory recording accomplishes something that composer leonard bernstein attempted and failed to achieve more than a decade earlier. This music captures the innocence, passion, tenacity, and excitement of youth with an underscored mood of tension and ultimate tragedy.
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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. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. Its nicely formatted, and contains all of my favourite west side story songs. West side story has its operatic moments, enough that bernstein in the 1980s did a recording with major operatic singers in the roles the problem was that those same singers were all significantly too old for the roles they were singing.