Bernstein, Leonard: West Side Story (1957) 89'

musical based on a conception of Jerome Robbins

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


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World Premiere
9/26/1957
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, New York
Jerome Robbins, director and choreographer / Max Goberman

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