Maria

West Side Story

S. Sondheim

L. Bernstein

Slowly and Freely

Soprano

Piano

S.

Pno.

the most beau ti

ful sound

Ma

ri

Ma

ri

Ma

ver heard:

spoken: Maria...

ri

4
4

Pno.

S.

4
4
4
4

ri

Ma

S.

Pno.

All the beau ti

ful sounds of

the world in

ri

Pno.

sin

Ma

ri

a Ma ri

a Ma

ri

a,

S.

ri a,

Pno.

just met

mf

Ma ri a, Ma ri a, Ma
3

girl named

Ma

rall.

Moderately (warmly)

12

gle word

10

S.

Ma

ri a,

mf

and

15

S.

sud den ly that name

Pno.

ri

Pno.

a,

I've

how

beau ti

ful

to

me.

Ma

ri

a sound

a,

Ma

girl named

sud den ly I've found

Pno.

just kissed a

21

S.

ne ver be the same

18

S.

will

mf

and

can

be!

Ma

24

S.

ri

Pno.

a!

27

S.

soft and it's

Pno.

say it

loud and there's

like

30

S.

ne ver

Pno.

stop say ing

"Ma

rall. e dim.

Slowly

1.

sic

ri a".

8va

pp

play ing

it

Say

Ma

ri

a,

tenderly

pp

pray ing.

mu

al most

I'll

2.

ne ver

stop say ing "Ma

34

S.

ri a".

Pno.

S.

Pno.

Pno.

mf

Ma

ri

a,

Ma

ri

ri

a,

Ma

a,

ri a,
Ma ri
a, Ma

44

S.

Ma ri

a, Ma

39

cresc.

ri a,

say it

loud and there's

mu

sic

48

S.

play ing

say

it

soft and it's

al most

ne

Pno.

55

S.

Pno.

like

rall.

pp

ver
3

stop

say

ing,

"Ma

ri

a".

pp ad lib.

The most beau ti ful sound I

praying

52

S.

pp

Pno.

e ver heard:

Ma

ri a,

I'll

ppp

Ma

ri

a.

59

S.

Pno.

8va

8vb