West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration
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West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration

Paul Laird

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West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration

Paul Laird

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In this ground-breaking study, Paul Laird examines the process and effect of orchestration in West Side Story and Gypsy, two musicals that were among the most significant Broadway shows of the 1950s, and remain important in the modern repertory. Drawing on extensive archival research with original manuscripts, Laird provides a detailed account of the process of orchestration for these musicals, and their context in the history of Broadway orchestration. He argues that the orchestration plays a vital role in the characterization and plot development in each major musical number, opening a new avenue for analysis that deepens our understanding of the musical as an art form.

The orchestration of the score in Broadway musicals deeply shapes their final soundscapes, but only recently has it begun to receive real attention. Linked by a shared orchestrator, in other ways West Side Story and Gypsy offer a study in contrasts. Breaking down how the two composers, Leonard Bernstein and Jules Styne, collaborated with orchestrators Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal, and Robert Ginzler, Laird's study enables us to better understand both of these two iconic shows, and the importance of orchestration within musical theatre in general.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
ISBN
9780429662737
Edition
1
Subtopic
Music

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Citation styles for West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration

APA 6 Citation

Laird, P. (2021). West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration (1st ed.). Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2949381/west-side-story-gypsy-and-the-art-of-broadway-orchestration-pdf (Original work published 2021)

Chicago Citation

Laird, Paul. (2021) 2021. West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis. https://www.perlego.com/book/2949381/west-side-story-gypsy-and-the-art-of-broadway-orchestration-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Laird, P. (2021) West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration. 1st edn. Taylor and Francis. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2949381/west-side-story-gypsy-and-the-art-of-broadway-orchestration-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Laird, Paul. West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis, 2021. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.