Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances
from
“West Side Story”
Percussion Score
Player 1
Vibraphone, Four Pitched Drums, Cowbell, Police Whistle
Player 2
Bass Drum, Conga, Wood Block, Three Cowbells, Finger Cymbal
Player 3
Xylophone, Guiro, Glockenspiel, (High) Side Drum
Player 4
Bongos, Tam-tam, Triangle, Tambourine, (High) Side Drum
Player 5
Side Drum, Timbales, Suspended Cymbal, Conga, Small Maracas
(Drumkit part on separate score)
Percussion 1
Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Leonard Bernstein

   
Xylophone
Prologue
Allegro Moderato q. = 128
Percussion 3
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Perc.4 


254
Perc.2




     



Perc.4
fff
Susp.Cym.

Perc.5  


 

fff

Perc.2




fff
 

 
    
   





 







 

258
Police Whistle
Perc.1


B.D.








fff








  
B.D.

 
 

    


 
   
  
Perc.3 
fff


 
 
             
Perc.5  

fff


 

 



 

 


 


  





TIME TO TURN
8

264
Perc.1

Perc.1
 
       

  
p

Adagio
(e = 72)
    


286
Vibr.
Perc.1

Perc.5

      
 



315 a tempo




  


rall. e dim.
300


 
Tam-tam
pp

 


Vibr.

(softest hammers)



 





  





Glock.
ppp


Twice as fast
(e = q) Andante con moto
329



p dolce


 



Agitato

   

 
poco accel.



 


mf
(q = 120)

Susp.Cym.
f

 
 

  




310
3

Vibr.
Perc.1
3
  

 
        

Vln.
p
Perc.1
  
3
Vla.
Fl. 3
       
Perc.3 


 
  
ppp
302 a tempo

Perc.5

278 Somewhere


294
    
 
  
p

Perc.3 
Perc.4
Vibr.
Soli
268

 

 
Susp.Cym.
fff

335 poco più mosso
   

(q = 96)
pp
340 accel.
 di più

accel.


al

(q = 132)


9
Scherzo
Vivace e leggiero
347 (q = 132)

Grazioso



         
Perc.2
(e = e)
 
         


           

 
Vn.

Perc.2

         

Wood Block
pp
Perc.4
cresc.





f


    
2.
f
Triangle
 

mf
Vibr.
361
Perc.3

mf

Perc.1
 

1.





                

 
 

  

 

 

(soft mallets)
pp
(non cresc.)
                
 

 
 

 
Glock.
pp
(non cresc.)


   
Perc.1   




 
Perc.3   


pp
pp



Finger snaps (all players)






   

 


 

  
  
Perc.3  

  
 

  
cresc.

   
 
  

pp
Glock.
 

pp
    
Perc.1  
cresc.

   

Vibr.

    
 




f
    
 
f
10
 
Perc.5





Perc.1 





Perc.3
376 marcato e staccato

S.D.
          



f


               
Xylo.
    ppp





  
pp
               

Perc.5 


      
Perc.1   



(e = e)

Perc.3  





Perc.5

Vibr.
pp




 
   
 



 



 

   

cresc.



p


molto

 
   









Finger snaps
(All percussionists) Wood Block

Perc.2

391
Perc.3  

Perc.1


             
 



Perc.2


pp
dim.molto

382
4 pitched dr.
 
    


  


4 Pitched Dr.
mf
 
    


sfz

 
Susp. Cym.
sfz
G.P.






11
              

 
 
 
 
 
  
396
Perc.1
mp
mf
cresc.

Perc.1




 
mp

   


(e = 132)



           


 Bongos
  


Perc.2
Perc.4
Perc.5


Mambo
400 Meno presto
   
Cowbell
ff
ff
Timbales
      

 
ff

Perc.2
Perc.3
Perc.4
Perc.5

 

 

404

  

           


 









   

        

Xylo.

f



  

PERC.4 TURN QUICKLY
12
Perc.1
1
410


  
Cowbell
meno f
Bongos 1
 
Perc.4 

meno f

8
9

Perc.1 



Perc.2
Perc.3
Perc.4

Perc.1



3
4


8
9








2
3
4
5
6
7



  10  
 
 
Wood Block


 
Perc.5
11
12

13







14   
  



  
11
12
13
ff

 
 
 
16

10

f cresc.
17




   
Timbales
f cresc.
430


ff
 
 
14
18
19


  


20


  
21
22
23
24
25
26
 
  
  
  
  
  

      
21
Perc.4

ff
f cresc.
Perc.1
7
      
Perc.4

6
15
17
18
19
20
 
  16   
  
  
  

15
Perc.5
5
ff
Xylo.



2

22
23
24
25
26
           
1
2
3
4
5
6
13
Perc.1


     
27
28



All players shout:
ff
 
 

Mam bo!
                   
27
Perc.4
28

 


f
All players shout:
ff
7
8
    
  
























  
 
Perc.5 



Mam bo!

Perc.1
442



  







 
  
 
Cowbell
ff
Perc.4
   



ff


  















Perc.5 

454


 

  

pp

ff
ff
 
   

ff


Perc.3 
Perc.4



All players shout:
ff


 
  

Mam bo!
 

mf
All players shout:
ff
 


 










 
Perc.5 


Mam bo!



 



ff
To Conga
(5 bars rest)

  


          
ff
PLAYERS 2 & 3 OVERLEAF
Perc.2
Perc.3




   
 
Xylo.
   
 
Cowbell


Perc.5



Perc.1

472


Perc.4





fff
Bongos
 



 
fff


sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz

  

  

  

  
sfz

Cowbells
 
 



Conga
sfz

sfz
sfz


 




  



sfz

 
sfz


 



  
f

Perc.1
        
sfz
 
 
 
 

 















Glock.
Perc.3
fff
sfz
 

Perc.2
     
 
 

             
Perc.4
Perc.5

  
Cowbells

ff
Perc.4

466 4 Pitched Dr.

ss.
Perc.1

462
gli
14

 
 
 













f
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz



Bongos 
          
 
4 Pitched Dr.
f
Perc.5  



 
Conga
sfz

 
sfz



 
sfz

 
sfz
480
Perc.1
Perc.2
Perc.3
Perc.4








  












          
               


 
  cresc.  























sfz cresc.
Perc.5







  
sfz

  
sfz

  
sfz

 
 







Perc.1 



sfz
sfz
sfz

    
   

Perc.3 
cresc.
 
 















Perc.4 









Perc.5 





sfz
sfz
ff
sfz


 
 
   
ff

 
Conga
sfz
488



 
  

   
Perc.1 



sfz
sfz
sfz

Glock. 



Perc.3 
         









Perc.4 

  


sfz

Perc.5
15
484
sfz
 

 


sfz
sfz


      
  
          
 

  
sfz

 
sfz
 

 





sfz
sfz


        To Guiro
 
 
    


  
sfz

 
sfz
TURN QUICKLY
16
Perc.2
Perc.3
Perc.4
496







Perc.2

f



 
 
 
 
               
f
f
 
504






 
         




   
 
 

Perc.4



     

Timbales
f

Perc.1
 
 
 
 
               
Guiro
 
    
            
Perc.3
Perc.5

     

Cowbell
508

Perc.4






512 4 Pitched Dr.
 

 



sfz
         








 











          



      
Perc.5 

sfz

Perc.1
Perc.4

pp sub.
cresc.
pp sub.
cresc.
  
    
    
 







sfz
sfz
sfz













 











 
Perc.5 

520
Perc.1
Perc.3

  
   





sfz

17
524







High S.D.
fff
 

 

  

















Perc.4 




   fff
















Perc.5 




fff






 










 
Perc.3 
Perc.4



















     

Perc.5 

ff

Dr.
536 4 Pitched
532




 









Perc.1 


fff




 
 
 
 


Perc.3 
ff
Perc.4







































Perc.5 

dim.
fff

540
molto rall.
      






    



  
Perc.1 







            

Perc.4 


dim.


               

Perc.5 



fff
dim.
dim.
18
Cha-Cha
Andantino con grazia Vibr.
545 (q = 100)

Perc.1  



 
Perc.4
p


 
  




  



(soft hammers)

p
Finger Cymbals
Perc.2
549
 


 
  

 
  



Tambourine




pp

Perc.2


Perc.4
Perc.5



Perc.3
Perc.5




555
Finger Cymbals
 


p



  



Perc.5


 
  
p



pp
563






                      




High S.D.

p
mf

 



pp


Perc.1 
 
  
Tambourine

Small maracas
  





mf
Vibr.
    



 
mf dim. molto

      





   
pp
19
Meeting Scene
569 Meno mosso Sempre rubato
Perc.1

Perc.1
 



     
575

 




pp

Cym.


 


f
mp
rit.

a tempo

Cool
581 Allegretto
 accel. molto


Perc.1 
Perc.5




  

            
   
 
 


mfz

(q = 72)

(q = 160)


        



 
      
Vibr.
p

  






pp cresc. poco a poco mf


 






 
 
      
  


  
   

 
Perc.1  

585 Stringendo un poco
fz
 
  
secco
Perc.3






Xylo.

fz


589
       



(h = 88)

  
  
 









Perc.1 


 

   



Perc.3  

Perc.5



Perc.1
     
  
mf

 
 
 
fz

  
Susp.Cym.
 

595
 

mf



  

 
 
fz



pp
    
 


20


Perc.1 
Perc.4
  

 
601
   



   


(Vibr.)
Bongos
p
    gliss. 

 
3
p dim. molto pp
   



Perc.1
      

 
    








 



Perc.1 

    

612
Vibr.

pp

  
Perc.4 

Bongos






 


pp
Bongos


sfz




620

   

      


Perc.5 

3



             
     
      






  




Perc.1 
S.D.
pp

p





 

sfz

Perc.4

607 Fugue

Perc.1



 
      



625
3

   
Bongos


sfz

 
 
 
   (  


 
      
 
      





Perc.1 
3
Perc.5





S.D.
sfz
3




)    
  

   

 

Perc.1 
Perc.4  

ff
f
Bongos


 

Perc.4
21
p



f

Perc.1
 632



            


  
   


  


  
mp



637
        
mf

    


  

Bongos

sfz



Perc.1 
Perc.4
     
p



Bongos

644
 
   
            


     
Perc.1 
 
649

 
     
mf
  

    
Xylo.
mf
Bongos

  
Perc.4 

sfz
 
   

    
cresc.
Perc.3

 

sfz

Perc.1
                  

mf

 
   

cresc.






  



Bongos
f
TURN QUICKLY
22
  



Perc.3   
                             



Xylo.

Perc.4 

Bongos

f
cresc. sempre



 
 
 

sfz

656

Perc.3  
f

f

 
S.D. rim shot
Perc.4
Perc.5

 




Perc.3  

 



Perc.4
  
  


   

  









 

 
 

 
  

Perc.5  

 
   
(rim)

661

Perc.5  
 


 
Perc.3  


 

 
    

f


Perc.4

  
 












 


















3
      


S.D.
     
3

 

S.D.





 

          


Perc.3 
 
  
666
ff
23



  


 

       
 
  




 

Perc.5 




 

       
 
 

Perc.4



   
ff
ff

  






            
   

 
Perc.3  
670
  
  

  
   


  
   
Perc.5 


  
     



 

Perc.4
 



 
 
 

Bongos



  
 
Perc.3 
Perc.4



 
Perc.5 

S.D.
676


 

  

       
    




      


 






24
Perc.3
Perc.4
Perc.5

Perc.3


 
681


 

 








   
   


















 

  

(ord.)
S.D. rimshot




  
 




Bongos

 



 

685





  
 
 




















Perc.4 


ff
rim shot
(ord.)












Perc.5 



690
Vibr.

                 



 
Perc.1 



Perc.4 



Perc.1 
Perc.2

Perc.4  



Perc.1 
Perc.4
 
  
  

ff





    

ff
   
         
Bongos
f


3   3 
      

   

694
    





         

 



ff
  




701


Perc.1 

       


  




Perc.4 
 


705
    


       
Perc.1 
  
 

Perc.5  



Perc.1  





Perc.1  
Perc.4

Perc.3

mf dim. molto


709





 
 
      
     

mf




713

     
pp
  
Xylo.

    

   

 







 


719






        





 

724



p
        
    







     
Perc.1 
Perc.5
mf



 
   
   

(pp)
3

        


p
dim. molto
(pp)
Vibr.
 
 
 
Perc.1 
     
 
mf
Susp.Cym.
Perc.4
25


Finger snaps
(one player)


       


PLAYERS 1, 2, 4 TURN QUICKLY
26
Rumble
730 Molto allegro (q. = 144)
 
 
Perc.1  


ff subito


    
B.D.
Perc.2
Perc.3
 

ff subito
 
Perc.4   








   
   









Susp. Cym.


 
 
f

  




 


740
736
Perc.2
Perc.3








pp subito


Perc.4  

pp subito








  

ff
f




mf

 
B.D.






 
f




 
   


Perc.2
Perc.3

 

746

 





 
Perc.4 



    
 
 

f
  
  











27
753
                              
S.D.
Perc.5

Perc.5
759
                              
cresc.

Perc.3







   

               
Perc.5 
 



769
B.D.




 
Perc.2 

Perc.3
ff
 
 

 

Perc.5  
 


Perc.2 
Perc.3
 
      

mf

 

ff
B.D.

 
sffz

  


  

sffz
  
 



   
sffz
Wood block
sffz
mf


f
   
 

   

p
 

sffz

   
sffz
sffz

 



sffz
sffz




 



     

sffz
sffz


     


sffz

   
      

sffz
sffz


     

   
776
ff
pp

     
   

 

  
 
sffz
Rim shot


Perc.5  


Perc.2
 

  
763


sffz
         
783

788


28
 
 
              




      









 
  
 
Xylo.
Perc.3
mf

  
        
 
Perc.3 
Perc.5
f
cresc.
796




s.
glis


f

 

S.D.


f
 
Perc.3  


 






 
Perc.4  

Susp.Cym.



Rim
 shot
     
2

  


fpp
f

gliss.


   
molto sffz



pp

   

Bongos
molto
sffz
Finale

   
     
lunga
B.D.
Adagio
813 (e = 80) 819











fff
    
(flute cadenza)

 

   
 
Perc.4 


Perc.1
2

    




 
Xylo.
f


(approx. 3 bars long)
806
Perc.3


801
811

Perc.2



fff
Meno

837 (e = 72) 844



825

meno mosso
 Ancora

(e = 60)


831




lunga

