Somewhere (arr. Brown)
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Michael Brown)
Subtitle: From West Side Story
General Info
Year: 1957 / 2012
Duration: c. 3:10
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Vocal with orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00; (digital) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
One of the definitive ballads of all time, Somewhere from Bernstein's landmark musical West Side Story continues to enchant audiences and players alike.
- Program Note from publisher
Somewhere, sometimes referred to as Somewhere (There's a Place for Us) or simply There's a Place for Us, is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody, and also a longer phrase from the main theme of Peter I. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
In the stage musical, the song appears in the second act of the show during the Somewhere Ballet. It is performed by an off-stage soprano singer and is later reprised by the entire company. At the end of the show, when Tony is shot, Maria sings the first few lines of the song as he dies in her arms.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Salem Band (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (Eileen M. Young, conductor) - 1 October 2023
- Kentucky Virginia (Whitesburg, Ky.) Summer Winds (Richard Suk, conductor) - 14 June 2022
- Catskill Valley (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Amy Hoxie, conductor) - 1 May 2022
- Hanover Wind Symphony (Morris Township, N.J.) (Matthew Paterno, conductor) - 6 July 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
- West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)
All Wind Works
- Almighty Father (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1974)
- America (arr. Vinson) (1963/2018)
- America from "West Side Story" (arr. Brown)
- A Bernstein Tribute (adapt. Grundman) (1991)
- Candide Suite (arr. Grundman) (1956/1993)
- Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
- Dance Suite (1990)
- Danzón (arr. Bocook) (1944/1990)
- Danzón (arr. Krance) (1944)
- Divertimento (arr. Grundman) (1980/1984)
- Fanfare for the 25th Anniversary of the High School of the Arts (orch. Ramin)
- Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (orch. Ramin) (1961/1995)
- Fanfare from "Dance Suite"
- Four Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Polster) (1957/1980)
- Gee, Officer Krupke (arr. Murtha) (1957/2015)
- Glitter and Be Gay (arr. Frenkel) (1956/)
- Glitter and be Gay from "Candide" (tr. Davis)
- Highlights from "West Side Story" (arr. Ingram) (1963)
- I Hate Music! (arr. Nowlin) (1943/)
- Make Our Garden Grow (arr. Kreines) (1956/2017)
- Make Our Garden Grow (arr. John Gibson) (1956/)
- Mambo from "West Side Story" (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2013?)
- Maria (arr. Murtha) (1957/2003)
- Maria from "West Side Story" (arr. McCoy) (1957)
- Meditation No. 2 (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1973)
- A Musical Toast (tr. Grundman) (1982)
- Overture to "Candide" (trans. Beeler)
- Overture to "Candide" (tr. Grundman) (1955/1986)
- Overture to "Candide" (arr. Howell) (1955/2020)
- Overture to "Candide" (tr. Hunsberger) (1955/)
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1974/1991)
- Presto Barbaro from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Erickson)
- Prologue from "West Side Story" (arr. Gilmore) (1962)
- A Romp with Lennie (arr. Sarcich)
- Selections from "Wonderful Town" (arr. Saurer) (1953)
- Shivaree (1970)
- A Simple Song (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2010)
- Slava! (tr. Grundman) (1977)
- Slava! (arr. Linden) (1977/2011)
- Slava! (tr. Longfield) (1977/)
- Somewhere (arr. Brown) (1957/2012)
- Somewhere from "West Side Story" (arr. Bocook)
- Suite from "MASS" (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2009 )
- Suite from "On the Town" (arr. Higgins) (1944)
- Suite from "West Side Story" (arr. Davis)
- Symphonic Dance Music from "West Side Story" (arr. Polster) (1980)
- Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (arr. Leon) (1967/2007)
- Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Lavender) (1967/2008)
- Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Bocook) (1954/2011)
- Symphony No. 1 (tr. Bencriscutto) (1942/1952)
- Symphony No. 1 (tr. Lebrias) (1942/2023)
- Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (arr. Lavender) (1944/2016)
- Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (tr. Stith) (1944/1972)
- West Side Story: Highlights (tr. Ingram)
- West Side Story: Medley (arr. Bocook) (1957/1991)
- West Side Story: Selection (arr. Duthoit) (1957/1959)
- West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)
- West Side Story (arr. Norris)
- A White House Cantata (tr. Nowlin) (1997/)
- Wrong Note Rag (arr. Ricketts) (1953/2005)
Resources
- Pease, Andy. "Somewhere by Leonard Bernstein." Wind Band Literature, 5 January 2023. Web. Accessed 5 January 2023
- Perusal score
- Somewhere (song), Wikipedia Accessed 6 July 2021