West Side Story: Medley
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Jay Bocook)
General Info
Year: 1957 / 1991
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-Hat
- Maracas
- Mark Tree
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Bernstein's timeless music from West Side Story is woven together in this exceptional medley of songs from his best-known musical. This is music audiences love to hear, and has become so much a part of the American musical experience. Songs included are Maria; Tonight; One Hand, One Heart; Cool; and Somewhere.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- West Virginia: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of North Dakota (Grand Forks) University Band (James Popejoy, conductor) - 8 March 2022
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphonic Band (Jim Lloyd, conductor) - 18 March 2021
- Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Conn.) Wind Ensemble (David Winer, conductor) – 9 December 2018
- Youngstown (Ohio) State University Concert Band (Brandt Payne, conductor) – 29 November 2018
- Trine University (Angola, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Mark Kays, conductor) - 29 April 2018
- University of Iowa (Iowa City) University Band (Joseph Cernuto, conductor) – 30 April 2018
- E. J. King Middle School/High School Concert Band – March 2014 (Nagasaki, Japan)
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)
- 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
- Bernstein, L.; Sondheim, S.; Bocook, J. [1990?] West Side Story : A Medley including Maria, Tonight, One Hand, One Heart, Cool, Somewhere [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.