Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim: West Side Story: Piano: Album Songbook

Vocal Selections-Vocal selections from the hit Broadway show with music by Leonard Bernstein lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Arranged for piano and vocal with chord symbols. Includes America Maria and I Feel Pretty.

The Boosey and Hawkes Solo Piano Collection provides the intermediate pianist with exciting repertoire in accessible yet authentic arrangements.This collection contains 33 American classics arranged for the intermediate pianist, including well-known themes from the stage, screen and concert hall by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and many more. / Piano

La musique de point de repère de Leonard Bernstein Broadway musical West Side Story est devenu un élément important de notre patrimoine musical. Avec des paroles de Stephen Sondheim, ces deux chansons créer une vitrine puissante pour chorales dans les écoles et les collectivités. A / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano (Ou Instruments)

One Hand One Heart is a duet from the hit musical West Side Story. It is sung by the two main protagonists Maria and Tony as they dream about their wedding and their life together. It is a bittersweet song as it marks the sole moment of happiness for the couple before reality returns and fear and violence are restored. West Side Story is possibly the most famous musical ever. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet it is set in 1950s New York City and chronicles the life love and losses of two rival gangs. Written in 1957 with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by StephenSondheim the original setting was highly topical as gang violence was rife at the time but it is often seen as a metaphor for many areas of conflict - one of the reasons the production has remained popular to this day.

Contemporary marimba virtuoso William Moersch has consistently commissioned the best musicians possible to create works for his instrument. In 1984 Bennett wrote his first work for Moersch After Syrinx II based on Debussyâ??s Syrinx for Flute solo and written. Then in 1988 Richard Rodney Bennett agreed to create an â??Americanâ?? concerto and so composed this concerto in two movements I con moto and II con brio that display the versatility of the instrument. Both movements feature blazing cadenzas by the marimba but it is in the cadenza in the second movement that the marimba essentially becomes the entire Orchestra in the Orchestraâ??s dominant 6/8 time signature andleads the piece on to a brilliant ending. Composer performer and arranger Richard Rodney Bennett was internationally respected for his serious music and many award-winning film scores (Murder on the Orient Express Nicholas and Alexandra) as well as his works for children and his religious pieces. In addition this markedly versatile musician frequently performed as a jazz pianist. On his move to the United States the two sponsors for his green card (work permit) were Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.

The glamorous world of the musical has a unique and irresistable appeal. These 10 great hits from the best of Broadway and London's West End include hits from 'Me and My Girl', 'Half a sixpence', 'Oklahoma!', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Evita' and 'A little Night Music'. These famous songs by the world's finest show writers are arranged here for trumpet with piano accompaniment.