West Side Story Flashcards
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about
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- american classic, symbols of the American social and cultural mosaic.
- modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
- set in New York City in the 1950s
- two rival street gangs, the jets and the sharks
- unique blending of art music and popular music with a strong jazz influence is apparent in this work.
- ending was unprecedented, favoured cheerful musicals
2
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genre
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musical theatre
3
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composition date
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1957
4
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source of plot
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shakerspeares. Romeo and juliet
5
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librettist
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Arthur Laurents (playwright) and Stephen Sondheim (lyricist
6
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choreographer
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Jerome robbins
7
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flim
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directed by Robert wise and Jerome robbins 1961
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key of maria
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B major, e flat major
9
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meter of maria
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c
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america sentiments expressed
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- rosalia expresses her homesickness for her native Puerto Rico; Anita defiantly declares her love for her newfound home, Manhattan
- sondheims clever lyrics extol both the virtues and false promises of the American dream
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form
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verse chorus structure, preceded by introduction
