Hawkes Pocket Score 1207. Miniature Score of Bernstein's Candide Overture for Orchestra.

Ballet-Bernstein’s first composition in the genre Fancy Free composed in 1944 became extremely popular. The story of the ballet is fairly simple and was later reused by Bernstein in On The Town his popular first Broadway musical. The story devised by Jerome Robbins takes place in New York City where three sailors on shore leave meet three girls in a bar who they dance with and end up fighting over. They soon realize they were foolish to let the women become between their friendships.The music is based on a considerable number of popular styles of the day. At the beginning you hear Big Stuff a popular hit Bernstein later recordedas a single and made famous by Billie Holiday. Bernstein’s music is comprised of a fusion of different genres from Latin-American to Popular and Classical to Jazz all of which are footprints in his inimitable style.Available here as part of the Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.1135) is the Study Score for Bernstein’s popular ballet Fancy Free.

Jack Mason's showcase features six songs skillfully scored for school orchestra. This set from Bernstein's timeless West Side Story contains score and seperate parts for Flute I Flute II Piccolo Oboe I Oboe II English Horn Clarinet in B I Clarinet in B II Bassoon I Bassoon II Alto-Sax I Alto-Sax II Tenor-Sax. Baritone-Sax F-Horn I-IV Trompete I-III Posaune I-III Tuba 3 Timpani-Percussion Harp 8 Violin I 8 Violin II 4 Viola 4 Cello and 4 Double Bass.

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 976-Study score for Bernstein's work for full orchestra composed in memory of Andre Kostelanetz.

This full score incorporates Bernstein's final revisions to the Scottish Opera Version and is available in full score format for the first time.