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Title: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: rubinsteinmad on December 07, 2015, 01:01:55 AM

Hi,
Does anyone know of trascriptions/fantasies/paraphrases on Broadway songs? Transcriptions made by classical musicians?
 (Im particularily looking for 'Phantom of the Opera' transcriptions; also, "Send in the Clowns" would be nice....)

Right now, I know of: Hammerstein/Hough: 4 Song Transcriptions; Gershwin/Wild: 7 Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs; and I also know that Mikhashoff did a transcription on "Dont cry for me Argerntna", but it hasnt been published.

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: visitor on December 07, 2015, 01:20:59 PM

I am a long time admirer of Leonard Bernstein as both composer, performer (piano) and conductor.

I tend to like his Anniversaries and piano sonata more but what he did for West Side Story was freakin awesome.

I have score and audio (linking yt for you) of the Four Movements from West Side Story, arranged for solo by Leo Smit  (published by Amberson Enterprises, NY, 1968)

*see attached

I came across some Katsaris playng these but have yet to determine if he playes the Smit or his own transcriptions

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: dcstudio on December 07, 2015, 02:15:39 PM

I knew it was Phantom of the Opera... :)  that is a great show.   who doesn't love Andrew Lloyd Weber -- I have played those tunes for so many singers..lol

My favorite all-time Broadway show is West Side Story...

I like these guys... this arr. is cool.       

 

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: ahinton on December 08, 2015, 09:39:51 AM

Look up Cabaraphrase and see what you find...

Best,

Alistair

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: thalbergmad on December 08, 2015, 08:37:57 PM

Is it a plinker?

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: ronde_des_sylphes on December 08, 2015, 10:48:09 PM

I don't know much about his transcriptions, but you could look for stuff by John Bayless.

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: visitor on September 17, 2021, 02:57:59 PM

Quote from: visitor on December 07, 2015, 01:20:59 PM

I am a long time admirer of Leonard Bernstein as both composer, performer (piano) and conductor.

I tend to like his Anniversaries and piano sonata more but what he did for West Side Story was freakin awesome.

I have score and audio (linking yt for you) of the Four Movements from West Side Story, arranged for solo by Leo Smit  (published by Amberson Enterprises, NY, 1968)

*see attached

I came across some Katsaris playng these but have yet to determine if he playes the Smit or his own transcriptions

Got asked for this do adding update in case others see and ask too

Quote from: nl2006 on September 04, 2021, 01:51:43 AM

Thanks for your post on this music.  I found your post while trying to search online for the score.

Would you be able to send me a pdf of the score? Or upload it on the old thread, for others who might be interested? 

I believe it's out of print, and I wasn't able to find it for sale anywhere.  Some libraries that are outside my home state apparently have it, but I don't think they would lend their copy to me.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
 

I only have a hard copy score of this so I don't have electronic versions to post and I think copyright wouldn't allow it either

It's worth the effort to find an old copy ,theyre super cool (I don't even know what storage bin /unmarked pile of misc scores these are hiding in , I haven't seen the score Inin about 4 years when I packed it all up to make space for more scores

Title: Re: Transcriptions and Fantasies on Broadway Music
Post by: felixblumenfeld on September 17, 2021, 11:55:28 PM

Look up Stephen Hough's Rodgers & Hammerstein Transcriptions (https://www.forsyths.co.uk/music/piano-keyboard-sheet-music/piano-sheet-music/piano-solos-studies-sheet-music/composers-h/111279-hough-stephen-rodgers-hammerstein-transcriptions-.html).