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Bernstein, Leonard
1918-1990
(b Lawrence, MA, 25 Aug 1918; d New York, 14 Oct 1990). American
West Side Story: Overture <1957>
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Original publisher G.Schirmer. The Broadway show had no overture at all. The present overture was created (by Sid Ramin?) for very small instrumentation, to be used by summer stock companies, and subsequently arranged by Maurice Peress for full orchestra.