Lessons, homework, tests, activities teacherspayteachers gr 612. In the weeks leading up to the production, students and community members across new york city wrote original songs inspired by west side story in the halls songwriting projects. There are some nice solo lines for alto in the first book, lots of flute playing including some exposed passages in the third octave, and two fun spots. Immediately download the west side story summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. West side story has been one of my favourite films since it first appeared. Youve reached the hub for any and all dramatica analysis of west side story. Find out where west side story is streaming, if west side story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. West side story irving shulman pdf best of all, they are entirely free to find, use and download, so there is no cost or stress at all. Somewhere from west side story sheet music in e major.
West side story prologue sharks opens with bernardo red shirt shark. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Deutsche grammophon, 2005 originally leonard bernstein conducts west side story, 2002 bernstein, leonard, stephen sondhiem, arthur laurents, et al. Cool from west side story cool is one of the finest examples of the energetic choreography of jerome robbins and is one of my favorite sequences from the film, west side story. A catalogue of his work shows an incredible diversity and a huge volume of accomplishment. West side story is a musical that was first a broadway show in 1957 then a film version in 1961. Need reed 1 book from west side story i dont have a copy of the book but ive played the show. Welcome to the dollhouse prologue by brian cimmet on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. But marias brother was leader of the sharks and tony had once.
West side story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project for the lincoln center, which changed the neighborhoods character. The production ran for 732 performances before entering the world of film in 1961. And he, who had been seeking something beyond the savagery of the streets, discovered it with her. The importance of west side story essay 980 words bartleby. Music from the original motion picture west side story. I saw it when originally released, then on 16mm, then on vhs, then on a rerelease on 70mm in the westend, then on dvd. Robbins codirected the film he created the choreography for the shows original broadway run and rehearsed the dancers through all of the numbers before filming began.
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. The scenes in the book mostly take place at a drugstore, a playground and on the streets. They are getting ready for the party thats in a few hours. Learn how to play leonard bernstein songs for trombone, piano, voice and oboe online. Its been many years since ive read the book but its all pretty clear in my mind. I do not own any rights to the music, i simply wish to share the amazing music with other fans, if. West side story selections by leonard bernstein, arr. Clenched fists, stillness, sharp clicks and looks, changes of direction, with responsive arms. Jets and sharks alike get to own what goes down in west side story. Storywest side and the musical differences between north and latin american west side story 1961 is an american musical film directed by robert wise 19142005 and jerome robbins 19181998. West side story special edition dvd collectors set. West side story america karen olivo on letterman duration. He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy. From the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest stories of all time.
Two teens from the bitterenemy gangs meet and fall in love at a fateful gym dance. Setting compare and contrast plot the book west side story takes place on the west side of new york city in the 1950s. A splashy broadway revival in 2009 drew a mix of praise and confusion when some of its lyrics were. View west side story cast biographies in pdf format. Jerome robbins conceived the idea of the musical and choreographed it as well.
He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy dukes, cry tough, and the square trap, which were all adapted into movies. Has anyone else thought of how the outsiders compares to west side story and romeo and juliet. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 3 in this chapter, anita is making the dress for maria. West side story is a great comparecontrast film to show after reading romeo and juliet. Rival street gangs engage in relatively harmless activities until one fight spells tragedy for two young lovers. Making a new kind of musical getting west side story from page to stage was no easy task. The movie was the winner in the 1961 oscars academic awards. They came together through love but violence threatened to tear them apart. Other renown collaborated with him for this production to be a hit. The world becomes a better place as leonard bernstein conducts his first west side story with the abandon, genius, and intimate knowledge of every detail he, as composer, imagined.
Symphonic dances from west side story leonard bernstein 1918 1990 leonard bernstein was well trained, having studied composition at harvard, piano at curtis and conducting at tanglewood. Need products for an stimulating romeo and juliet unit. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. West side story balcony scene bbc proms 2012 duration. Maria was young and innocent and had never known loveuntil tony. The germ of the concept that was to become west side story. Listening to the gender identity in audio visual media. But we do admit a certain sympathy for bernardo, who we see in the beginning as getting hassled by the jets for no reason. There is much material about both bernstein and west side story on the web. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. This lesson is the second in a series of 4working with graffiti, andor putting together a playbill for west side story.
West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. Anita is marias friend and, so far, has nothing to do with the plot. West side story offering highquality entertainment and dinner at. The show literally feels timeless, as if it could exist in any period during modern history. Print and download somewhere sheet music from west side story. Pcs piano conductor, vocal scores, full orchestral scores and band parts. Irving shulman 191995 was a novelist and screenwriter, known for his depictions of urban life. See more ideas about west side story, set design theatre and story setting. A group of communitybased arts organizations also joined carnegie hall in this. Romeo and juliet unit bundle west side story is a great film to show at the end of the year. West side story by irving shulman, 1967, pocket books edition, in english. Hes walking along, minding his own business, and the jets skunk him. West side story has loomed large in the popculture landscape for the last six decades. West side story is one of the great contributors to musical theatre, in particular broadway where it originally opened on september 26 1957 at the winter garden theatre.
The sharks are puerto ricans, the jets an anthology of what is called american. West side story cd deutsche grammophon, 289 457 1992, 1985, 27 track. West side story chapter 3 big trouble in this chapter. West side story study guidefinal exam test by kimberly. In addition to the storyform, youll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question more analysis whale rider. A comparison of the west side story 860 words 4 pages. Interesting facts about the creation of west side story. Shulman also wrote the original treatment for rebel without a cause, the film that shot james dean to stardom. The crisp orchestra and slower tempos maximize the colours of the orchestral landscape and create magic. Prologue instrumental the neighborhood the months before the opening, half danced half mimed, is a condensation of the growing rivalry between two teenage gangs. The sharks mostly recent puerto rican immigrants and the jets mostly second generation european immigrants circa 1960. Even so, west side story remains a sublime blending of book, music, dance, lyrics and now video.