Sid Ramin papers, circa 1957-2009, bulk 1957-1995

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Series I: West Side Story, 1957-1993


Subseries I.1 Scores for Broadway Production, 1957

Produced on Broadway in the fall of 1957. The complete original orchestral score arranged by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal for the Broadway production is contained in five volumes. There are also original orchestral scores for individual songs. The scores have manuscript notes, revisions, additions, and corrections by Bernstein, Ramin, and Kostal. Folio.



Flat Box Flat Box 266 Folder 1 Volume 1: "The Prologue", "Cool" and "The Rumble"., 123 Pages. Blue print scratch copy. Leonard Bernstein - 12 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 73 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.


Flat Box Flat Box 266 Folder 2 Volume 2: "Jet Song" - 40 pages; "The Ballet Sequence" -55 pages; "A Boy Like That" - 31 pages; "Taunting Scene" - 11 pages; "Finale" - 9 pages., 146 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 55 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 66 page of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.


Flat Box Flat Box 266 Folder 3 Volume 3: "The Temporary Overture" - 53 pages; "Something's Coming Utility" - 4 pages; "Death Hall Sequence" - 46 pages; "Maria Cha Cha" - 6 pages; "Meeting Scene" - 9 pages; "Meeting Scene A" - 9 pages, 127 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 10 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 64 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.


Flat Box Flat Box 266 Folder 4 Volume 4: "Quintet -Act I, Scene 6" - 37 pages; "I Feel Pretty" - 44 pages; "Gee, Officer Krupke" - 34 pages., 115 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 9 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 18 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions.


Flat Box Flat Box 266 Folder 5 Volume 5: "Maria" - 14 pages; "New Balcony Scene" - 42 pages; "America" - 54 pages; "One" -29 pages., 139 Pages Leonard Bernstein - 9 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal - 49 pages of manuscript notes, revisions and additions



Box 27 Folder 1 Volume 6: "Temporary, Overture"; "Something's Coming-Utility"; Dance Hall Sequence"; Meeting Scene (Maria Cha-Cha)"



Flat Box Flat Box 701 Prologue, 66 Pages 252 Bars

[With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal. ]


Flat Box Flat Box 701 Prologue, 66 Pages 252 Bars



Flat Box Flat Box 702 Overture, 3 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Jet Song, 36 Pages 215 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Something's Coming, 20 Pages 160, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Something's Coming-Chase, 4 Pages 26, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Dance Hall Sequence, 51 Pages 198,Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Maria Cha-Cha, 15 Pages 61, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Maria, 14 Pages 54, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Balcony Scene, 42 Pages 160, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 America, 56 Pages 223 Bars With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal.


Flat Box Flat Box 702 America, 56 Pages 223 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Cool, 42 Pages 171, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 702 Cha-Cha Insert (Intro to One), 3 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 702 One, 29 Pages 115 Bars



Flat Box Flat Box 703 Quintet, 37 Pages 151 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Rumble, 36 Pages 152 Bars With corrections and additions in red, green, and blue pencil by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal.


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Rumble, 36 Pages 152 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 I Feel Pretty, 32 Pages 251 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Intro to Ballet, 7 Pages 24, Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Ballet Sequence, 52 Pages 209 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Bridge to Somewhere, 1 Page


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Gee, Officer Krupke!, 31 Pages 232 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 After Officer Krupke, 2 Pages 7 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Taunting Scene, 11 Pages 40 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 703 Finale, 7 Pages 34 Bars



Flat Box Flat Box 704 Proofs for Print, 1988, 484 Pages


Subseries I.2: Scores for The Sound of West Side Story by the Ramin-Kostal Orchestra, circa 1957

Original orchestral scores arranged and conducted by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal for the EP recording The Sound of West Side Story. The record was produced by RCA Victor in 1958.



Box 18 Folder 8 Cool, circa 1957



Box 20 Folder 3 Cool Fugue (Orig.), circa 1957


Box 20 Folder 1 Maria (Orig.), circa 1957


Box 20 Folder 2 Mambo (Orig.), circa 1957



Box Flat Box 705 Cool, circa 1957, 13 Pages, 98 Bars


Box Flat Box 705 Cool Fugue, circa 1957, 33 Pages, 128 Bars


Box Flat Box 705 Maria, circa 1957, 7 Pages 51 Bars


Box Flat Box 705 Mambo, circa 1957, 20 Pages



Box Flat Box 706 RCA Recording, circa 1957


Subseries I.3: Scores for Motion Picture, 1961

Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the Musical Play "West Side Story" (from a conception by Jerome Robbins). Orchestration by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal. Released in 1961.



Flat Box Flat Box 704 Set of Film Scores, 1960-1961, 443 Pages



Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 1a Prologue - Parts A, 1, 2 (new), 3 - 9., 99 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 1b Prologue - Music Breakdown, Manuscript Part 1, 4, and 6. Notes and sketches by Leonard Bernstein



Flat Box Flat Box 704 Folder Unknown Prologue - Part 6 (Sync points from music editor), 5 Pages



Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 2 Overture, 37 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 3 Quintet, 37 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 4 Mambo, 19 Pages With manuscript notes by Johnny Green.



Flat Box Flat Box 705 Mambo, 19 Pages Insert: 9 Pages



Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 5 The Dance at the Gym., 11 Pages With manuscript notes by Johnny Green



Flat Box Flat Box 705 The Dance at the Gym "Blues", 11 Pages Insert: 3 Pages



Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 6 Jump, 12 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 7 Promenade, 3 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 8 Somewhere, 9 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 9 Maria Cha Cha, 6 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 10 Meeting Scene, 3 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 11 Promenade Reprise, 6 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 12 The Rumble, 19 Pages and Insert: 4 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 13 One Hand One Heart, 18 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 14 Balcony Scene, Part I: 24 Pages Part II: 4 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 267 Folder 15 Tonight, Part One. - Extension, 12 Pages Reel 8 Part 3: 6 pages. Alternative Version: 6 pages.



Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 16 End Title, 19 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 17 I Feel Pretty - Entr'acte, 48 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 18 Roof Top, 10 Pages Reel 15, Part Two. A long "accordion" print which contains items 19-23 ff. They are attached in sequence.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 19 He Killed Your Brother, 3 Pages See folder 18 above.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 20 Killer, Killer, 5 Pages See folder 18 above.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 21 Arab-Shadows, 7 Pages See folder 18 above.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 22 Dig It Good, 2 Pages See folder 18 above.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 23 Thanks, Daddy-O, 10 Pages See folder 18 above.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 24 Maria Drops Gun, 7 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 25 Tony Dies, 2 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 26 Maria (Coat Over Shoulder), 2 Pages and Revised: 2 Pages


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 27 Taunting Scene, 11 Pages



Box 13 Folder 7 Maria



Box 8 Folder 13 First Impressions: West Side Story Prologue


Box 8 Folder 14-18 Important: West Side Story movie, 5 folders


Subseries I.4: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, 1961, 1977, 1993

Subseries contains printed and revised scores (dated 1967-1993) of Leonard Bernstein's symphonic arrangement of music from West Side Story, which first debuted in 1961.



Box 11 Folder 6 Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story



Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 1 Symphonic Suite, 202 Pages

West Side Story Symphonic Suite, later called "Symphonic Dances". Composed by Leonard Bernstein, Orchestrated by Sid Rarain and Irwin Kostal, Folio. The original working copy. Two lines of manuscript notes by Leonard Bernstein on the front cover. With 77 pages of copious manuscript notes, additions, revisions and deletions in the hand of Leonard Bernstein. Also extensive manuscript comments and questions regarding the Suite in the hand of Leonard Bernstein. 29 pages of manuscript revisions, additions and deletions in the hands of Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal



Box 13 Folder 1-4 Notes: Symphonic Dances, West Side Story, 1977 June, 4 folders



Box 11 Folder 9 Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story," Revised Edition, 1993


Box 11 Folder 10 Spiral-bound Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, 1993 August


Subseries I.5: Other, undated

Scores relating to West Side Story that cannot be identified with a particular production or version of the show.



Box 13 Folder 8-9 "Maria," from Jack Gottlieb, 2 folders



Box 14 Folder 6 "Maria," from Jack Gottlieb


Subseries I.6: Miscellaneous, circa 1957-1961



Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 2 Piano Score for Seven Songs, 78 Pages

The Manuscript Piano Copies. Early versions used for rehearsals: 1 OPENING. - 30 pages. This song was not used in this form. After many changes and deletions it appeared as ""Jet Song"". 2 PROLOGUE. - 16 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on page 12 and insert page 12a. 3 JET SONG. - 17 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on pages 8 and 11. 4 COOL. - 13 pages. Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes on page 5. 5 I FEEL PRETTY. - 10 pages. 6 A BOY LIKE THAT. - 13 pages. 7 FINALE. - 2 pages. With 35 pages of manuscript notes by orchestrators and others. Parts of the lyrics were revised or deleted in later versions.


Flat Box Flat Box 268 Folder 3 Motion Picture Music Breakdown, Reels 1 - 21, 87 Pages

Music Breakdown Sheets for the entire motion Picture. Manuscript notes throughout by Sid Ramin.