MUSIC 2TT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein
21 Feb 2017
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Music 2tt3 lecture 5 west side story. 2 leads seen on cover: maria and tony. Everything that happens in this show happens as a dance movement. Winter garden theatre where west side premiered. Source: romeo and juliet (play) by shakespeare. New york run: sep. 26 1957 june 27, 1959. Working titles: east side story (jewish juliet and catholic romeo) and gangway: wasn"t always called west side story. His work ranged from classical ballet to contemporary musical theatre. Musicals include on the town, west side story, gypsy and fiddler on the roof. First american-born musician to lead a major symphony orchestra, the new york. Ballets, operas, symphonies, choral works, chamber music, piano pieces. Musicals include on the town, wonderful town and west side story. Studied music at williams college; after graduating, he studied composition with milton. Wrote the music and lyrics for many musicals, including company, sunday in the park with george, sweeney todd, and assassins; also lyrics-only for gypsy.
