America from bernsteins west side story sheet music for. West side story america free downloadable sheet music. It stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, george chakiris, and was photographed by daniel l. Piano vocal selections with piano accompaniment recording.
An analysis of the song america in the movie the west side. Piano vocal selections with piano accompaniment recording bernstein, leonard on. West side story revised pianovocal selections songbook. This is a piano solo version of america by leonard bernstein. The latin atmosphere heard in america from west side story is achieved through the use of such south american instruments as. West side story sheet music and music books at sheet music. America from west side story chacha from the dance at the gym from west side story. West side story is a 1961 film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. The musical was written with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by bernstein and stephen. Get america from west side story sheet music by stephen sondheim as a digital notation file for pianokeyboard and voice in c major transposable.
Piano, voice and guitar chords only interactive download by west side story musical, leonard bernstein, and stephen sondheim. Arthur laurents book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. Leonard bernstein tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including america west side story, somewhere, tonight, i feel pretty, maria. An arrangement for guitar quartet america, west side story sheet music download free in pdf or midi. 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.
West side story 1961 soundtrack complete list of songs. America from west side story sheet music in c major. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. America from west side story sheet music february 1, 2002. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Play popular songs and traditional music with note letters for easy fun beginner instrument practice great for flute, piccolo, recorder, piano and more.
With lyrics by stephen sondheim, this ensemble number, sung by puerto rican characters anita, rosalia, bernardo, and chorus, is a lighthearted paean to the american way of life. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Youll find a wide selection of west side story sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Pianovocal sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990. West side story original broadway cast america lyrics. Learn how to play leonard bernstein songs for trombone, piano, voice and oboe online. Always the pineapples growing, always the coffee blossoms blowing. From one of the landmark musicals of all time, here is an excellent arrangement of one of the shows bestknown tunes. I have several copies of west side story piano arrangements and all are the same and somewhat easy.
The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet. These piano accompaniments are mp3 piano tracks created as a digital. The musical piece in west side story entitled america is one of the most memorable from the film. America, west side story sheet music download free in pdf or.
It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. This page lists all sheet music of america from west side story by leonard bernstein 191890. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. Stephen sondheim wrote the lyrics and leonard bernstein composed the music. It is an adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name, adapted from william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Anche tonight non scherza e poi vi sono interessanti passaggi dorchestra. Selections from west side story piano duet sheet music 8. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. This collection is a must have for everyones duet repertoire.
This colorful song from leonard bernsteins 1957 broadway hit west side story mixes sarcasm and humor in music that has a more puerto rican ring than american, despite its title. Print and download america sheet music from west side story. Professional downloadable piano accompaniment, piano accompaniments, piano backing tracks, for singers of musical theatre a wide range of musicals to choose from, free warmups, vocal tips, low prices, request a song service. America from west side story lyrics and piano sheet music january 1, 1957 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price.
Also includes 16 pages of photos from various productions. As an adult beginning pianist at about level 2, i need many different materials to practice sight reading. With additional resources for students and directors, west side story school edition makes the iconic musical more accessible and meaningful for high school performers. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet the story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood.
Although it may seem at first glance to be a relatively light hearted and fun song, and its entertainment valuable is undeniable, there is also some level of satire in it. A pianovocal arrangement with chord names for this classic piece from west side story. Leonard bernstein america film lyrics genius lyrics. How accurately does the song america, from the musical. America, west side story sheet music download free in. America comes from the 1957 broadway musical, west side story. America from west side story cool from west side story i feel pretty from west side story. This setting is authentically adapted from the original bernstein score, yet playable enough to sound great with mediumeasy level bands. Lyrics by stephen sondheim 1930, music by leonard bernstein 19181990.
America from west side story sheet music february 1, 2002 by stephen sondheim composer, leonard bernstein composer. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable. West side story school edition music theatre international. West side story reunion w rita moreno, russ tamblyn, george chakiris the talk 16nov2011 duration. In west side story the song america is given a hispanic flavor with the use of alternations between 68 and 34 meter. In the original stage version, anita the most important female character after maria and the girlfriend of bernardo, the leader of the sharks. West side story easy piano selections west side story instrumental solos. Choose from west side story sheet music for such popular songs as somewhere, maria, and somethings coming. Bernstein, leonard suite from west side story for violin piano arranged by raimundo penaforte leonard bernstein music publishing co play stop mute max volume. The arrangements in selections from west side story are written for one piano, fourhand piano duets. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on america west side story. Shop and buy america from west side story sheet music. Intermediate piano solo arrangements of ten songs from this bernsteinsondheim masterpiece.
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