Subseries I.1 Scores for Broadway Production, 1957
Produced on Broadway in the fall of 1957. The complete original orchestral score arranged by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal for the Broadway production is contained in five volumes. There are also original orchestral scores for individual songs. The scores have manuscript notes, revisions, additions, and corrections by Bernstein, Ramin, and Kostal. Folio.
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Volume 1: "The Prologue", "Cool" and "The Rumble"., 123 Pages. Blue print scratch copy. Leonard Bernstein - 12 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 73 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.
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Volume 2: "Jet Song" - 40 pages; "The Ballet Sequence" -55 pages; "A Boy Like That" - 31 pages; "Taunting Scene" - 11 pages; "Finale" - 9 pages., 146 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 55 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 66 page of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.
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Volume 3: "The Temporary Overture" - 53 pages; "Something's Coming Utility" - 4 pages; "Death Hall Sequence" - 46 pages; "Maria Cha Cha" - 6 pages; "Meeting Scene" - 9 pages; "Meeting Scene A" - 9 pages, 127 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 10 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 64 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.
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Volume 4: "Quintet -Act I, Scene 6" - 37 pages; "I Feel Pretty" - 44 pages; "Gee, Officer Krupke" - 34 pages., 115 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 9 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 18 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.
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Volume 5: "Maria" - 14 pages; "New Balcony Scene" - 42 pages; "America" - 54 pages; "One" -29 pages., 139 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 9 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 49 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions
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Volume 6: "Temporary, Overture"; "Something's Coming-Utility"; Dance Hall Sequence"; Meeting Scene (Maria Cha-Cha)"
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Prologue, 66 Pages 252 Bars
[With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal. ]
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Prologue, 66 Pages 252 Bars
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Overture, 3 Pages
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Jet Song, 36 Pages 215 Bars
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Something's Coming, 20 Pages 160, Bars
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Something's Coming-Chase, 4 Pages 26, Bars
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Dance Hall Sequence, 51 Pages 198,Bars
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Maria Cha-Cha, 15 Pages 61, Bars
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Maria, 14 Pages 54, Bars
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Balcony Scene, 42 Pages 160, Bars
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America, 56 Pages 223 Bars With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal.
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America, 56 Pages 223 Bars
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Cool, 42 Pages 171, Bars
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Cha-Cha Insert (Intro to One), 3 Pages
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One, 29 Pages 115 Bars
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Quintet, 37 Pages 151 Bars
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Rumble, 36 Pages 152 Bars With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal.
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Rumble, 36 Pages 152 Bars
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I Feel Pretty, 32 Pages 251 Bars
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Intro to Ballet, 7 Pages 24, Bars
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Ballet Sequence, 52 Pages 209 Bars
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Bridge to Somewhere, 1 Page
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Gee, Officer Krupke!, 31 Pages 232 Bars
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After Officer Krupke, 2 Pages 7 Bars
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Taunting Scene, 11 Pages 40 Bars
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Finale, 7 Pages 34 Bars
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Proofs for Print, 1988, 484 Pages
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Annotated piano-vocal score (Act I), 1957-08-23
Bound ozalid copy of Leonard Bernstein's piano-vocal score dated 1957-08-23. Heavily annotated with notes regarding orchestration, cuts, changes, and additional incidental music. Some additional pages have been interleaved with the original score.
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Annotated piano-vocal score (Act II), 1957-08-23
Bound ozalid copy of Leonard Bernstein's piano-vocal score dated 1957-08-23. Heavily annotated with notes regarding orchestration, cuts, changes, and additional incidental music. Some additional pages have been interleaved with the original score.
Subseries I.2: Scores for The Sound of West Side Story by the Ramin-Kostal Orchestra, circa 1957
Original orchestral scores arranged and conducted by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal for the EP recording The Sound of West Side Story. The record was produced by RCA Victor in 1958.
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Cool, circa 1957
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Cool Fugue (Orig.), circa 1957
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Maria (Orig.), circa 1957
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Mambo (Orig.), circa 1957
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Cool, circa 1957, 13 Pages, 98 Bars
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Cool Fugue, circa 1957, 33 Pages, 128 Bars
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Maria, circa 1957, 7 Pages 51 Bars
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Mambo, circa 1957, 20 Pages
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RCA Recording, circa 1957
Subseries I.3: Scores for Motion Picture, 1961
Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the Musical Play "West Side Story" (from a conception by Jerome Robbins). Orchestration by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal. Released in 1961.
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Set of Film Scores, 1960-1961, 443 Pages
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Prologue - Parts A, 1, 2 (new), 3 - 9., 99 Pages
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Prologue - Music Breakdown, Manuscript Part 1, 4, and 6. Notes and sketches by Leonard Bernstein
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Prologue - Part 6 (Sync points from music editor), 5 Pages
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Overture, 37 Pages
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Quintet, 37 Pages
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Mambo, 19 Pages With manuscript notes by Johnny Green.
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Mambo, 19 Pages Insert: 9 Pages
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The Dance at the Gym., 11 Pages With manuscript notes by Johnny Green
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The Dance at the Gym "Blues", 11 Pages Insert: 3 Pages
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Jump, 12 Pages
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Promenade, 3 Pages
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Somewhere, 9 Pages
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Maria Cha Cha, 6 Pages
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Meeting Scene, 3 Pages
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Promenade Reprise, 6 Pages
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The Rumble, 19 Pages and Insert: 4 Pages
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One Hand One Heart, 18 Pages
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Balcony Scene, Part I: 24 Pages Part II: 4 Pages
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Tonight, Part One. - Extension, 12 Pages Reel 8 Part 3: 6 pages. Alternative Version: 6 pages.
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End Title, 19 Pages
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I Feel Pretty - Entr'acte, 48 Pages
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Roof Top, 10 Pages Reel 15, Part Two. A long "accordion" print which contains items 19-23 ff. They are attached in sequence.
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He Killed Your Brother, 3 Pages See folder 18 above.
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Killer, Killer, 5 Pages See folder 18 above.
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Arab-Shadows, 7 Pages See folder 18 above.
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Dig It Good, 2 Pages See folder 18 above.
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Thanks, Daddy-O, 10 Pages See folder 18 above.
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Maria Drops Gun, 7 Pages
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Tony Dies, 2 Pages
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Maria (Coat Over Shoulder), 2 Pages and Revised: 2 Pages
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Taunting Scene, 11 Pages
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Maria
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First Impressions: West Side Story Prologue
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Important: West Side Story movie, 5 folders
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Prologue, Part V, 1961
Includes an annotated typewritten cue sheet and a page of pencil sketch sheet music.
Subseries I.4: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, 1961, 1977, 1993
Subseries contains printed and revised scores (dated 1967-1993) of Leonard Bernstein's symphonic arrangement of music from West Side Story, which first debuted in 1961.
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Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
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Symphonic Suite, 202 Pages
West Side Story Symphonic Suite, later called "Symphonic Dances". Composed by Leonard Bernstein, Orchestrated by Sid Rarain and Irwin Kostal, Folio. The original working copy. Two lines of manuscript notes by Leonard Bernstein on the front cover. With 77 pages of copious manuscript notes, additions, revisions and deletions in the hand of Leonard Bernstein. Also extensive manuscript comments and questions regarding the Suite in the hand of Leonard Bernstein. 29 pages of manuscript revisions, additions and deletions in the hands of Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal
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Notes: Symphonic Dances, West Side Story, 1977 June, 4 folders
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Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story," Revised Edition, 1993
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Spiral-bound Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, 1993 August
Subseries I.5: Other, undated
Scores relating to West Side Story that cannot be identified with a particular production or version of the show.
Subseries I.6: Miscellaneous, circa 1957-1961
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Piano Score for Seven Songs, 78 Pages
The Manuscript Piano Copies. Early versions used for rehearsals: 1 OPENING. - 30 pages. This song was not used in this form. After many changes and deletions it appeared as ""Jet Song"". 2 PROLOGUE. - 16 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on page 12 and insert page 12a. 3 JET SONG. - 17 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on pages 8 and 11. 4 COOL. - 13 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on page 5. 5 I FEEL PRETTY. - 10 pages. 6 A BOY LIKE THAT. - 13 pages. 7 FINALE. - 2 pages. With 35 pages of manuscript notes by orchestrators and others. Parts of the lyrics were revised or deleted in later versions.
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Motion Picture Music Breakdown, Reels 1 - 21, 87 Pages
Music Breakdown Sheets for the entire motion Picture. Manuscript notes throughout by Sid Ramin.
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"Cool" vocal part, circa 1957
Ozalid copy. From West Side Story.