West Side Story (Medley)

5 star rating

Cindy Farrell

Location: from Minneapolis, MN

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

April 13, 2009

Worth the work it takes to put together

We did this piece with a flute ensemble, not vocalists, and it worked very nicely. We actually made two groups (antiphonally), doing songs 1 and 3 with one group, songs 2 and 4 with the other group, and the entire group combining for the "America" finale. You MUST have a...

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4 star rating

Anonymous

Location: from Scottsdale, AZ

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

June 10, 2008

Mixed Review

West Side Story music is definitely gorgeous and is a great crowd pleaser, and this medly was a crowd pleaser, but it has it's oddities. The "Tonight" arrangement as well as "One Hand, One Heart" are very moving, but the "I Feel Pretty" arrangement is strange in that it has...

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3 star rating

Anonymous

Location: from Raleigh, NC

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

May 26, 2008

Good but not great

West Side Story has some of the most stunning music and this arrangement seems to pull from the worst of it. All of the difficult passages are removed. Also, the transitions are very choppy.

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5 star rating

Anonymous

Location: from

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

June 14, 2007

Very Good

This is a very valuable medley to anyone wishing to get a taste of West Side Story. The arrangement is very true to the original show arrangements but a little more in detail than the piano accompaniment in the piano/vocal book. A very good buy!

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