West Side Story
(1957)musical based on a conception of Jerome Robbins
Duration: 89'
Music Text
Book by Arthur Laurents, Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Scoring
Reed I(=picc,fl,asax,cl).Reed II(=Ebcl,cl).Reed III(=bcl,tsax,cl,ob,
corA).Reed IV(=cl,fl.picc,bsax).Reed V(bn)-2.3.2.0-perc:timp/drum set
/xyl/vib/steel pipe/bells/bongos/assorted Latin rhythm-gtr-pft-bass-
strings
Abbreviations (PDF)
Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes, Sole Agent
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
26/09/1957
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY
Jerome Robbins, director and choreographer / Max Goberman
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Alexander Bernstein, Tatiana Troyanos, Marilyn Horne, Kurt Ollmann, Louise Edeiken, Stella Zambalis, Angelina Réaux, Marty Nelson, Stephen Bogardus, Peter Thom, Todd Lester, Richard Harrell, Broadway Chorus, Broadway Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Deutsche Grammophon 4571992
Listening
