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


Prologue Xylophone
Allegro Moderato q. = 128     
     
Percussion 3       
 

Percussion 4     
Bongos
    
   
p molto sffz


8 15
    
Vibraphone
   

Perc.1 
  
 
Finger snaps (all players)
  pp
            
Perc.2


                
Perc.1
    
 25

         
   

  

Perc.1

 
Finger snaps (all players) mp

Perc.2               


34 
40 Joyously
 
            


Perc.1
p cresc.

 
47
   
4 Pitched Drums

                    
Solo
Perc.1  
p 3

            
53

Perc.1           
3 3 3

       61  68  74 
      
Perc.1  
3
 3
80  
   
           
      
 Guiro
Perc.3     
 
f ff 2
     
                
S.D.
Perc.5 
     


f ff 2



4 Pitched Drums 88
        
                
Solo
Perc.1      
3

                    
Perc.1        
3 3


        100  107
     
G.P.
Perc.1
    
 

  
cresc.
Xylo. 

           
Perc.3

pp

 

   
111

      
127

Xylo.


Perc.3 

 pp
  
    
Bongos
 
Perc.4

sfz

133 ( q. = q )
                     
4 Pitched Drums

G.P. G.P.
Perc.1            
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 fff

ff Xylo.
  
          
Perc.3
  
sffz fff
 141 Scherzando e misterioso   
4 Xylo.


   

 
(l’istesso tempo)
      

Perc.3 

           
Bongos mp
Perc.4     
    

 149 pp
         
154
Perc.4           
    
 f mp

  162
               
Perc.4    
        
mf cresc.
 167
 
 Cowbell
Perc.1 
        
f
                    
Perc.4    

 f
  
     
175 4 Pitched Drums

Perc.1      




       
f

Perc.4             
   


 179
           


 
  
  
Perc.1    
ff

            

Bongos
Perc.4
ff
                  
Timbales
Perc.5

ff

    

              189
      

Perc.1    
    
Perc.4 
         
          
Perc.5 
           
 5
     
195
B.D.
Perc.2  

                
     
         
ff
Xylo.     
    
       
Perc.3 
      
ff

 
203
Perc.2           


               

 
Soli
Perc.3          


p

  
Bongos
Perc.4
     
p

             

 209
     
        
   
Perc.3 
p cresc.
    
Perc.4 
           


  
  
216

       
 4 Pitched Dr.
Perc.1

         

f f

  
     
Xylo.

Perc.3        
 
f

  
222 225
        
    
G.P.
Perc.1    
  
Perc.3        

f
6
             

(Xylo.)

                   
Perc.3
      
p mp cresc.

   
       
   
(Xylo.)
 
235
    
Perc.3      

 
 ff
     
  
Bongos
Perc.4
  
ff


243 4Furioso
  
Pitched Dr.
  
 

     
Perc.1 
ff

Conga     
Perc.2               
ff
          
   
  
Perc.3 
ff
               
Perc.4           


 

           
Perc.1   
       
Perc.2                 
   
Perc.3 
   
          
Perc.4 
     

 7
250
    
    

Perc.1 
    
Perc.2             
   
 
 
 
Perc.3 
               
Perc.4 
             



254

     
 B.D.
Perc.2  
fff
             
Perc.4           
fff

       
     
Susp.Cym.

Perc.5         

fff

 258
Police Whistle
 
       
Perc.1 
fff
  
  
B.D.
     
Perc.2       
       
      
Perc.3                 

  
fff
     
Perc.5                     

fff TIME TO TURN
8
 Vibr.

            
264 268
 
Soli
Perc.1           
p

Adagio
 
278 Somewhere
    
(e = 72) 
       
    
Perc.1
3
Vla.
 Fl. 3 rall. e dim.
 
3
286 294    300

Vibr.
Vibr.     (softest hammers)

          
 
Perc.1

p ppp

  
302 a tempo 310
 
Susp.Cym.

          
Perc.5 
Vln. 3 f

315 a tempo
   
Glock.
      

Perc.3 
ppp

               
Tam-tam
Perc.4

pp

 
329 Twice as fast
        (e = q) Andante con moto
Perc.3     
p
  
Susp.Cym.

Perc.5
        
fff

   
335 poco più mosso
  
poco accel.
 
Vibr.
   
(q = 96)
     
  
Perc.1

mf p dolce pp

 di più 
Agitato accel. al
340 accel.
   
(q = 120)
     
(q = 132)
Perc.1 
 9
Scherzo

Vivace e leggiero
347 (q = 132) Grazioso  
   (e = e)          
         
Vn.
 
           
  
Perc.2

                
Wood Block 1. 2.


Perc.2  
pp cresc. f f

 
Triangle
      
Perc.4

mf mf

 Vibr.

                
(soft mallets)
361
          
Perc.1        
pp (non cresc.)

                 
Glock.
Perc.3
          
pp (non cresc.)


 
Vibr.

       
Finger snaps (all players)
        
Perc.1   
  
pp pp

   

    
Glock.
Perc.3        
 
pp pp


    
     
       
       
Perc.1  
   
cresc. f

            
Perc.3  
        
cresc. f
10 376 marcato e staccato

              
S.D.
  
Perc.5
 
f

382
 
               
4 pitched dr.
 

Perc.1 
Xylo.
    ppp

Perc.3          
pp

               
    
Perc.5 
 
dim.molto pp

      
(e = e)

Perc.1         

               

Vibr.
Perc.3      
  
pp

391
  
Finger snaps
  
(All percussionists) Wood Block
    

Perc.2    
 
p
  
Perc.3             
   
molto


  
4 Pitched Dr.
      
 G.P.
Perc.1 
mf
     
sfz

Perc.2                  

cresc. Susp. Cym.

Perc.5
        
sfz
 11
              
396

Perc.1

            
mp mf cresc.

Mambo
    
400 Meno presto
        
 (e = 132)
Perc.1 
mp

               
Cowbell
Perc.2  
ff

Perc.4    Bongos
  
ff

          
Timbales
Perc.5

ff


404
  
       

Perc.2

   
Xylo.
   

Perc.3             


f

Perc.4               

  

Perc.5
    
PERC.4 TURN QUICKLY
12 410 1

   
Cowbell 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc.1       
meno f
Bongos 1
 
2 3 4 5 6 7

Perc.4       

meno f

 8 9
  10   11 12 13
 14   
Perc.1      
 
Wood Block
 
Perc.2          
ff ff

    
Xylo.

Perc.3          
ff ff
    
8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Perc.4
     

  
15
  16   
17
  
18
  
19
  
20

Perc.1 
f cresc.

      

15 16 17 18 19 20

Perc.4

f cresc.

 
Timbales
   
           
Perc.5
  
f cresc.
 430
  
21
  
22
  
23
  
24
  
25
  
26

Perc.1 

      

21 22 23 24 25 26

Perc.4

           

1 2 3 4 5 6
Perc.5

 13
All players shout:
     
27 28 ff 
    

Perc.1  
Mam bo!

                     
27 28

Perc.4  

f
All players shout:
        ff
                          
7 8

Perc.5   
  
Mam bo!


442

     
Cowbell 454

Perc.1

      
       
ff

Perc.4           

ff
 ff
pp

        
Perc.5 
                 
 
ff ff


All players shout:
ff 

Perc.3         

Mam bo!

        
Perc.4
 
mf ff
All players shout: To Conga
      ff       (5 bars rest)

Perc.5                        
 
Mam bo!
ff
PLAYERS 2 & 3 OVERLEAF
14
462

466 4 Pitched Dr.
   
  

Perc.1  
   
Cowbell       
Cowbells fff sfz

Perc.2       

             
Xylo.

    

ss.


gli
Perc.3


ff fff

    
Bongos
Perc.4 
 fff

Conga

Perc.5
      
sfz

          
         
Perc.1      
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz

Perc.4              

    
Perc.5
               
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
 472
     
Cowbells

        

Perc.2

       
Glock.
Perc.3
      
 f

        
  
4 Pitched Dr.

    
Perc.1    
Bongos    
f sfz sfz sfz sfz

Perc.4           

f
   
   
Conga

Perc.5         

sfz sfz sfz sfz
 15
  
480 484

   

Perc.1  
    
ff sfz

Perc.2          
   
                          
  
Perc.3 
    cresc.     
Perc.4                        

 ff

sfz cresc.

       
Conga
Perc.5

sfz sfz

   488
  
             
Perc.1      

Glock.   
      
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz

Perc.3       
                            
Perc.4  
    
              
Perc.5

sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz

          
        
Perc.1      
      
        To Guiro
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
     
Perc.3  
  cresc.
   
Perc.4 
                   
    
Perc.5 
               
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
TURN QUICKLY
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496

Perc.2

       
Cowbell

f
 
Guiro      
Perc.3                    
       
f

Perc.4
                  
f

504
      
Perc.2 
      
Perc.3               
           
Perc.4             

        

Timbales
Perc.5

f

508 512 4 Pitched Dr.
   

       
Perc.1  
          
sfz

Perc.4                    

          
sfz pp sub. cresc.

Perc.5 
         

pp sub. cresc.

               
Perc.1       
  
sfz sfz sfz

Perc.4             

  
Perc.5 
     

 17
520 524
      
   

Perc.1   
 
sfz High S.D.
Perc.3         
fff
     
Perc.4 
              
  
    fff  
Perc.5 
             
   
fff

      
Perc.3             
     
Perc.4       
     
ff

Perc.5 


ff

532 
 
536 4 PitchedDr.
 

       
Perc.1   
   
fff

Perc.3           
     
Perc.4       
     
dim. fff

Perc.5 
         

dim. fff

 
         540 molto rall. 

    
Perc.1         
 
Perc.4 
                
 
 
dim.

Perc.5 
                
  
dim.
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Cha-Cha
Andantino con grazia Vibr. 549
545 (q = 100)

Perc.1           
(soft hammers)

 

Finger Cymbals p

Perc.2             
   
p Tambourine

           
Perc.4

pp


555
Finger Cymbals
        

Perc.2 

p
 
Tambourine
 
Perc.4           
 
Small maracas
p

Perc.5
        
pp
 563
 
High S.D.
                       
     

Perc.3  
 
p mf

Perc.5
     
pp

   
  
Vibr.
        


Perc.1 
      
  pp
mf dim. molto

Perc.5
    
mf
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Meeting Scene

            
569 Meno mosso Sempre rubato

 
  
         
(q = 72)
Perc.1
  
 mfz mp

 575 
    
a tempo
      
rit.
Perc.1     
pp f
 Cool
581 Allegretto
 accel. molto
Perc.1    
(q = 160)
        
Vibr.
   

        
p



Cym.
     
 
Perc.5 
  
pp cresc. poco a poco mf

    
585 Stringendo un poco

     
 
              
Perc.1         
fz

   
secco

     
Xylo.
Perc.3
      
fz fz
  
          
589
        

        
(h = 88)
Perc.1   
 
Perc.3           
fz

  
Susp.Cym.

Perc.5

      
pp

 
595

          
     
        
  
Perc.1
mf
mf
20
601
(Vibr.)
           gliss. 
    
 3
Perc.1 
    
p dim. molto pp

           
Bongos
Perc.4

p


607 Fugue

           
Perc.1
          
  


612
  
 
        
Vibr.
   
  
Perc.1 


pp pp pp
 Bongos

Bongos
Perc.4 
       

sfz sfz

       
             
620

    
Perc.1

p

        


625
        
             
  

Perc.1  
3


3 Bongos
Perc.4       
 S.D.

Perc.5 
    

sfz

         (  
  
         
       
Perc.1     
3 3


S.D.
    
Perc.5

sfz
  
)      632
21
  
      
            
  

Perc.1 
 
ff f p
Bongos

Perc.4  
     
 
f

  
637

                      
  


Perc.1

mp mf
 Bongos
      
Perc.4
 
sfz


                         


Perc.1 
p
Bongos

     
Perc.4
 
sfz

644
        
Perc.1                      
cresc.

     
649
   
Perc.1                 
mf mf cresc.

  
Xylo.
Perc.3     
    
mf
 Bongos
 Bongos
Perc.4 
         

sfz f TURN QUICKLY
22
  
                             
Xylo.

Perc.3    

  

f cresc. sempre
 Bongos
Perc.4      

sfz
   
       
 
656

Perc.3                 

f f


S.D. rim shot
     
                  
(rim)
Perc.4
f
S.D.
      
Perc.5
 

661      
    
Perc.3       

    
     
     
Perc.4      



Perc.5  
   
  


         
3

Perc.3           
  3

 
    
Perc.4 


Perc.5          
S.D.

   
     23

            
666

Perc.3        
ff
       
                
Perc.4 
ff

       
Perc.5 
               
 
ff


670
        
               
Perc.3            

      
    
    
Bongos
Perc.4    

      
Perc.5 
             
    

676    
     
            
Perc.3     

 
Perc.4             

 S.D.
 
Perc.5 
       

24
681  
 
         

Perc.3 
        
 

           
Bongos
Perc.4     

    
S.D. rimshot 

(ord.)
   
     
Perc.5
 
  685

        

Perc.3

        
Perc.4                     
 
ff

 
rim shot

(ord.)
Perc.5 

    

   
 690
                 
Vibr.

Perc.1       
   
ff

Perc.4     
   

   
694

           

Perc.1  

ff
Perc.2     
   
         
Bongos

Perc.4    

f

         

      
Perc.1 
ff
3   3 
Perc.4
          

 
25
             
  
701

Perc.1       

   
mf dim. molto

Perc.4      
  

        
 
705
Perc.1              
       

mf
 
Susp.Cym. (pp)

Perc.5   

  
mf dim. molto (pp)
  

 713 
        
709
Perc.1   

      
 
 
mf

     
Perc.4
 


719

Perc.1                
Vibr. 3

      
p
      
Perc.4
 

        
724

 
Perc.1             

pp
  
       
Xylo.
Perc.3

p

                 
Perc.1            
Finger snaps
(one player)

          
Perc.5

PLAYERS 1, 2, 4 TURN QUICKLY
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Rumble
730 Molto allegro (q. = 144)
 
Perc.1         

ff subito

  B.D.
 
     

  

  
 
Perc.2
ff subito 
   

Perc.3     
f

     
Susp. Cym.
 
Perc.4               



736 740

B.D.

          

Perc.2  
    ff

   
   
Perc.3 
pp subito f

      
Perc.4  
            
pp subito mf f


746

       

Perc.2

     

 
 
 

Perc.3 

f
    
Perc.4 
         
 27
753

                              
S.D.
Perc.5


759

Perc.5                               
cresc.

 

763

       

Perc.3 
f

                     
Perc.5         
       
mf p

769

        
 B.D.
Perc.2 
   
ff
        
                     
Perc.3   
mf sffz sffz sffz
    
sffz

                      
Rim shot
Perc.5  
   
ff sffz sffz sffz sffz

 
776
B.D.
      

Perc.2 
   
   
ff
   
 
              
Perc.3


sffz

sffz sffz
 
sffz

Perc.5              
   


sffz sffz sffz sffz

 
            
Wood block 783 788
Perc.2    
pp
               
28
   
    
       
      
Xylo.
Perc.3
  
mf cresc. f
  
  
          
796 801

s.
glis
Perc.3        
f
2

  Rim
 shot 

S.D.
          


Perc.5

f 2

 811

 
(approx. 3 bars long)

         
 
806 Xylo. gliss.
 
        
Perc.3  
f fpp
molto sffz

   
Bongos


Susp.Cym.
Perc.4             

 
 
f pp sffz
molto
 Finale
Adagio
   
813 (e = 80) 819 825 831
   
lunga

B.D.

     

Perc.2
fff

    
(flute cadenza)

    
Perc.3    

   
fff
    
Perc.4   

 Meno

837 (e = 72) 844
  Ancora
(e = 60) 
meno mosso
 
lunga

Perc.1     