West Side Story vs. Appalachian Spring

The sources and substances of musical paradigms from western are discussed widely in

tempo, theme, pace, and tone. Genres influence film music. Collaboration between lyricist

Stephen, Bernstein, and Jerome Robbins, the choreographer. The artist based their story on

Romeo and Juliet. One must understand and know how the two songs start. A curtain rises in

New York City with a fight between sharks and rival gangs. In the Bernstein music, this start

brings a war theme.

In contrast, Appalachian opens in a similar dramatic notion where it depicts a wedding in

Pennsylvania with a theme of winds and strings. What proceeds after the starting of the videos?

In scene three of the video, the Appalachian opens in a soft music dance between a lady and a

man.