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
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Opera
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World Premiere
26/09/1957
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY
Jerome Robbins, director and choreographer / Max Goberman
