Maria west side story sheet music for flute, clarinet. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff russ tamblyn, find themselves in a turf war with the upstart puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo george chakiris. Her older brother bernardo is the leader of the puerto rican gang, the sharks. West side story won an almostrecord ten oscars, including best picture, supporting awards to chakiris and rita moreno as bernardos girlfriend, anita, and best director to robbins and wise. What instruments are used in the westside story america.
The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. Tony and maria discuss the race problem this is different from juliets exploration of the problem in a soliloquy. Betty buckley maria west side story lyrics genius lyrics. Among the sharks are bernardos girlfriend anita and his sister maria, who is attending her first dance in america. Maria sheet music west side story free download as pdf file.
Feb 09, 2010 from the amazing musical, west side story all of the music is brilliant so im trying to upload some favorite instrumentals to share, in case anyone else, a loves it as much as i do, b likes. The most beautiful sound i ever heard maria, maria, maria all the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word maria, maria, maria, maria maria, maria. Maria from west side story was composed by leonard bernstein, west side story musical, stephen sondheim below you can find all our currently available arrangements for maria from west side story. Maria from west side story leonard bernstein piano. Maria only you, youre the only thing ill watch never in my sight in my words and in everything i do anything else but you ever tony and theres something for me but maria every night that i see is maria maria tony, tony tony always you, every thought ill ever know every place i go youll.
This symphonic suite has been a favorite for years. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in bb major transposable. Maria begs tony to stop the rumble and he promises her. She falls in love with tony and finds herself at the center of the violent conflict between the two gangs. A transcription of the original west side story score by leonard bernstein. Maria versucht bernardo, zu erreichen, tony versucht riff aufzuhalten. About maria digital sheet music for piano chords, lyrics, melody note. This version might seem a little complicated but it is worth it. Not too long after the opening scene, a scuffle between rival gang members occurs and police. Cool from west side story maria from west side story one hand, one heart from west side story. This groundbreaking collaboration among bernstein, jerome robbins conception and choreography, arthur laurents book, and stephen sondheim lyrics captured the fiber of american society through its best and worst characteristics.
The most beautiful sound i ever heard maria, maria, maria, maria all the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word maria, maria, maria, maria maria. Maria is afraid of waking her parents and of bernardo finding tony. Bernstein maria sheet music for piano solo chords, lyrics. West side story musical artist stephen sondheim writer. Only you, youre the only thing ill see forever in my eyes, in my words and in everything i do nothing else but you ever and theres nothing for me but maria every sight that i see is maria tony, tony always you, every thought ill ever know everywhere i. The film is set in the rough neighborhood of lincoln square on the west side of manhattan during the summer of 1957. Maria sheet music composed by leonard bernstein 1 of 2 pages. I honestly liked this book because it was a quick read with a good plot. Choose from west side story sheet music for such popular songs as somewhere, maria, and somethings coming. West side story 310 movie clip maria 1961 hd youtube. However, the tritone makes its first appearance long before tony extols the beauty of maria s name. Concert band sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics and chord name. Print and download maria sheet music from west side story.
Maria from west side story sheet music leonard bernstein. Maria from west side story piano solo singles leonard bernstein music publishing. The feuding families become two warring new york city gangs the white jets led by riff and the puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo. All our available scores for the composition maria from west side story are displayed on this page. Below you can find all our currently available arrangements for maria from west side story. Maria from west side story download free in pdf or midi. Of these, maria appears first, coming after tony leaves the dance, where he met and fell in love with maria. A boy like that whod kill your brother, forget that boy and find another. She would normally be considered offlimits to a boy like tony. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. Maria is sung by the male lead tony when he learns the name of the girl hes fallen in love with is maria. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
So since the majority of the backing of this song follows the melody, some creative liberties were taken. Lyrics by stephen sondheim, music by leonard bernstein 19181990. The original broadway cast recording of bernsteins west side story was made only three days after the show opened. A to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah played by carlos santana stop the looting, stop the shooting pick pocking on the corner see as the rich is getting richer the poor is getting poorer. Works stage west side story 1957 leonard bernstein. Maria from west side story sheet music by stephen sondheim for. I think it is important to keep the latin feel to the song.
It starred carol lawrence as maria west side story opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her. West side story has its operatic moments, enough that bernstein in the 1980s did a recording with major operatic singers in the roles the problem was that those same singers were all significantly too old for the roles they were singing, so it came off as the geezer version of west side story, albeit technically beautiful. There is palpable tension in the air as two gangs vie for dominance of the area. However, the tritone makes its first appearance long before tony extols the beauty of marias name. From the amazing musical, west side story all of the music is brilliant so im trying to upload some favorite instrumentals to share, in case anyone else, a loves it as much as i do, b likes. West side story maria chords ver 2 by misc soundtrack. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. West side story original motion picture soundtrack. Maria from west side story sheet music in bb major. Maria is a song from the 1957 broadway musical west side story, sung by the lead character tony.
West side story simple english wikipedia, the free. Admirers of leonard bernsteins most popular broadway musical west side story generally consider maria, tonight, and somewhere the three finest songs in the show. May 17, 2017 bernstein makes great use of the tritone throughout the west side story score, most famously as the first two notes in the refrain of maria. Question about the song maria from west side story. He has a girlfriend, anita, who maria is friends with and looks up to. Mar 02, 2019 west side story maria chords by misc soundtrack. Windbreaker, t shirt, chino pants act one, scene 8 the neighborhood 6. West side story is the awardwinning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, romeo and juliet. The modern etymology of the words eastsidecrips and westsidebloods are. America 10 druastore c rchcstri\ cool chase orchestra page. Her older brother bernardo is the leader of the puerto.
Our online west side story trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top west side story quizzes. Look at the bottom of the song for definitions of complicated chords. More than 50 years later, the performers fresh vitality still shines through. Maria sheet music west side story entertainment general. Maria from west side story sheet music print piano, vocal, pvg.
I performed this at a concert, and added heavy improvisation to it. A comprehensive database of west side story quizzes online, test your knowledge with west side story quiz questions. The action takes place on the west side of new york city during the last days of. Jul 30, 20 west side story won an almostrecord ten oscars, including best picture, supporting awards to chakiris and rita moreno as bernardos girlfriend, anita, and best director to robbins and wise. Bernstein arranged and tabledited by giuseppe torrisi. The gem of broadway musicals, west side story s commentary on love and prejudice is relevant to any time and place. Maria from west side story was composed by leonard bernstein, west side story musical, stephen sondheim. Bernstein makes great use of the tritone throughout the west side story score, most famously as the first two notes in the refrain of maria. Maria from west side story leonard bernstein piano solo.