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Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story [With CD (Audio)]

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One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to have transformed the genre, West Side Story has been featured in many books on Broadway, but it has yet to be the focus of a scholarly monograph. This book explores the process of creating West Side Story, discussing Bernstein's sketches, early drafts of the score and script, and cut songs.

Language: English

Pages: 177

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

Release: December 01, 2009

ISBN: 0754664848

ISBN 13: 9780754664840

Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story [With CD (Audio)]

3/5 ( ratings)

One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to have transformed the genre, West Side Story has been featured in many books on Broadway, but it has yet to be the focus of a scholarly monograph. This book explores the process of creating West Side Story, discussing Bernstein's sketches, early drafts of the score and script, and cut songs.

Language: English

Pages: 177

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

Release: December 01, 2009

ISBN: 0754664848

ISBN 13: 9780754664840

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