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)

Allegro Moderato q. = 128

Prologue

Percussion 1

Leonard Bernstein

Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”

Percussion 3

Percussion 4

Xylophone

p

Bongos

molto sffz

8 15

Perc.1

Perc.2

Vibraphone

pp

Finger snaps (all players)

Perc.1 25

Perc.1

Perc.2

mp

Finger snaps (all players)

34 40 Joyously

Perc.1 p cresc.

47

Perc.1 4 Pitched Drums

Solop

3

53

Perc.1

3 3 3

61 68 74

Perc.1

3

80

Perc.3

Perc.5

Guirof

ff

2

S.D.f

ff

2

88

Perc.1 4 Pitched Drums

Solo

3

Perc.1

3 3

100 107 G.P.

Perc.1

Perc.3

cresc.

pp

Xylo.

111127

Perc.3

Perc.4

pp

Xylo.

Bongos

sfz

133 ( q. = q )G.P. G.P.

Perc.1

Perc.3

ff

4 Pitched Drums

fff

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

sffz

Xylo.

fff

3

141 Scherzando e misterioso(l’istesso tempo)

Perc.3

Perc.4

Xylo.

mp

Bongos

pp

149 154

Perc.4

f

mp

162

Perc.4 mf cresc.

167

Perc.1

Perc.4

f

Cowbell

f

175

Perc.1

Perc.4

4 Pitched Drumsf

179

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

ff

Bongos

ff

Timbales 189

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

4

195

Perc.2

Perc.3

B.D.

ff

Xylo.

ff

203

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

Soli

p

p

Bongos

209

Perc.3

Perc.4

p cresc.

216

Perc.1

Perc.3

4 Pitched Dr.

f

f

Xylo.

f

222G.P.

225

Perc.1

Perc.3

f

5

Perc.3 p

(Xylo.)

mp cresc.

235

Perc.3

Perc.4

ff

(Xylo.)

ff

Bongos

243Furioso

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

ff

4 Pitched Dr.

Conga

ff

ff

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

6

250

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

254

Perc.2

Perc.4

Perc.5

fff

B.D.

fff

Susp.Cym.

fff

258

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.5

Police Whistle

fff

B.D.

fff

fff

TIME TO TURN

7

264 268

Perc.1

Vibr.Soli

p

Adagio (e = 72)

278Somewhere

Perc.1

Vla.

3

286 294 300rall. e dim.

Perc.1 Vibr.

p

Fl.

Vibr.(softest hammers)

ppp

3 3

302 a tempo 310 Perc.5

Vln.

f

Susp.Cym. 3

315 a tempo

Perc.3

Perc.4

ppp

Glock.

Tam-tam

pp

(e = q)

329 Twice as fastAndante con moto

Perc.3

Perc.5

p

fff

Susp.Cym.

poco accel. 335(q = 96)

poco più mosso

Perc.1 mf

Vibr.

p dolce

pp

Agitato

(q = 120) 340 accel. di più

accel.(q = 132)

al

Perc.1

8

347

ScherzoVivace e leggiero(q = 132) (e = e)

Grazioso

Perc.2

Vn.

1.

2.

Perc.2

Perc.4

Wood Block

pp

cresc.

f

f

Triangle

mf

mf

361

Perc.1

Perc.3

pp

Vibr.(soft mallets)

(non cresc.)

pp

Glock. (non cresc.)

Perc.1

Perc.3

pp

Finger snaps (all players)

pp

Vibr.

pp

pp

Glock.

Perc.1

Perc.3

cresc.

f

cresc.

f

9

376 marcato e staccato

Perc.5 f

S.D.

382

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.5

ppp

4 pitched dr.

Xylo.

pp

dim.molto

pp

(e = e)

Perc.1

Perc.3

Vibr.

pp

391

Perc.2

Perc.3

Finger snaps (All percussionists) Wood Block

p

molto

G.P.

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.5

4 Pitched Dr.

mf sfz

cresc.

Susp. Cym.

sfz

10

396

Perc.1 mp

mf

cresc.

400 Meno presto

(e = 132)

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.4

Perc.5

mp

Mambo

ff

Cowbell

ff

Bongos

ff

Timbales

404

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

Xylo.

f

PERC.4 TURN QUICKLY

11

410

Perc.1

Perc.4

meno f

Cowbell

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

meno f

Bongos 1 2

3

4

5

6

7

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

8

9 10

11

12

13 14

Wood Block

ff

ff

Xylo.

ff

ff

8

9 10

11

12

13 14

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

15 16

f cresc.

17 18 19 20

15 16

f cresc.

17 18 19 20

f cresc.

Timbales

430

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

21 22 23 24 25 26

21 22 23 24 25 26

1 2 3 4 5 6

12

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

27 28

All players shout:

ff Mam bo!

27 28

f

7 8

All players shout:

ff Mam bo!

442454

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

Cowbell

ff

pp

ff

ff

ff

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

All players shout:

ffMam bo!

mf

ff

All players shout:

ff Mam bo!

ff

PLAYERS 2 & 3 OVERLEAF

To Conga(5 bars rest)

13

462 466

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

fff

4 Pitched Dr. sfz

Cowbell Cowbells

ff

Xylo. fff

gl

iss.

Bongos

fff

Conga

sfz

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

472

Perc.2

Perc.3

Cowbells

f

Glock.

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

4 Pitched Dr.

f

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

Bongos

f

Conga

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

14

480 484

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

sfz

cresc.

sfz cresc.

ff

sfz

Conga

sfz

488

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

Glock.

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

cresc.

To Guiro

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

TURN QUICKLY

sfz

15

496

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

f

Cowbell

Guiro

f

f

504

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

f

Timbales

508 512

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

4 Pitched Dr.

sfz

sfz

pp sub.

cresc.

pp sub.

cresc.

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

sfz

sfz

sfz

16

520 524

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

sfz

High S.D.

fff

fff

fff

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

ff

532 536

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

fff

4 Pitched Dr.

dim.

fff

dim.

fff

540 molto rall.

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

dim.

dim.

17

545(q = 100)Andantino con grazia 549

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.4

Cha-Cha

Vibr.(soft hammers)

p

Finger Cymbals

p

Tambourine

pp

555

Perc.2

Perc.4

Perc.5

Finger Cymbals

p

Tambourine

p

pp

Small maracas

563

Perc.3

Perc.5

High S.D.

p

mf

pp

Perc.1

Perc.5

mf dim. molto

Vibr.

pp

mf

18

569(q = 72)Meno mosso Sempre rubato

Perc.1

Meeting Scene

mfz

mp

575rit. a tempo

Perc.1 pp

f

accel. molto581

(q = 160)Allegretto

Perc.1

Perc.5

Cool

Vibr.p

Cym.

pp cresc. poco a poco

mf

585 Stringendo un poco

Perc.1

Perc.3

fz

Xylo.

secco

fz

fz

589(h = 88)

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.5

fz

Susp.Cym.

pp

595

Perc.1 mf

mf

19

601

Perc.1

Perc.4

(Vibr.)

p dim. molto

3

pp

gliss.

Bongos

p

607

Perc.1

Fugue

612

Perc.1

Perc.4

Vibr.

pp

pp

pp

sfz

Bongos sfz

Bongos

620

Perc.1

p

625

Perc.1

Perc.4

Perc.5

3

3

Bongos

sfz

S.D.

Perc.1

Perc.5

(

3 3

sfz

S.D.

20

632

Perc.1

Perc.4

)

ff

f

p

Bongos

f

637

Perc.1

Perc.4

mp

mf

Bongos

sfz

Perc.1

Perc.4

p

Bongos

sfz

644

Perc.1 cresc.

649

Perc.1

Perc.3

Perc.4

mf

mf

cresc.

mf

Xylo.

sfz

Bongos f

Bongos TURN QUICKLY

21

Perc.3

Perc.4

Xylo.

f

cresc. sempre

sfz

Bongos

656

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

f

f

S.D. rim shot

f

(rim)

S.D.

661

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

3

3

S.D.

22

666

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

ff

ff

670

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

Bongos

676

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

S.D.

23

681

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

Bongos

S.D.rim shot

(ord.)

685

Perc.3

Perc.4

Perc.5

ff

rim shot

(ord.)

690

Perc.1

Perc.4

Vibr.

ff

694

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.4

ff

Bongos

f

Perc.1

Perc.4

ff

3 3

24

701

Perc.1

Perc.4

mf

dim. molto

705

Perc.1

Perc.5

(pp)

mf

Susp.Cym.

mf dim. molto

(pp)

709 713

Perc.1

Perc.4

mf

719

Perc.1

Perc.4

Vibr.

p

3

724

Perc.1

Perc.3

pp

Xylo. p

Perc.1

Perc.5

Finger snaps(one player)

PLAYERS 1, 2, 4 TURN QUICKLY

25

730Molto allegro (q. = 144)

Perc.1

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

ff subito

Rumble

B.D.

ff subito

f

Susp. Cym.

736740

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

ff

B.D.

pp subito

f

pp subito

mf

f

746

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

f

26

753

Perc.5 S.D.

759

Perc.5 cresc.

763

Perc.3

Perc.5

f

mf

p

769

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.5

B.D.

ff

mf

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

ff

Rim shot sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

776

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.5

B.D.

ff

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

783 788

Perc.2 Wood block

pp

27

Perc.3 Xylo.

mf

cresc.

f

796 801

Perc.3

Perc.5

f

gliss.

2

f

S.D.

Rim shot

2

806

811

Perc.3

Perc.4

f

Xylo.

(approx. 3 bars long)

fpp

molto sffz

gliss.

Susp.Cym.

f

pp

Bongos

moltosffz

lunga

(flute cadenza)

813Adagio(e = 80) 819 825 831

Perc.2

Perc.3

Perc.4

B.D.

fff

Finale

fff

837Meno(e = 72) 844 Ancora meno mosso

(e = 60) lunga

Perc.1

28