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In the 1920s, a new genre of modern music theatre emerged on New York’s Broadway, combining various popular forms, consisting of songs, dialog, drama, dance and music: the musical.
The true origins of the musical however, go back much, much further. Traces can be seen in opéra comique, Komödie, operetta, revue and vaudeville. The first “classic” musicals followed a very traditional, classical style and form, like “Lady, Be Good” (1924) by George Gershwin, and “Show Boat” (1927) by Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter (“Anything Goes” 1934,“ Kiss Me, Kate” 1948, “Can-Can 1953) and Irving Berlin (“Annie Get Your Gun” 1946) were among the first generation of musical composers. The next wave of musical composers included Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein (“Oklahoma! ” 1943,“ Carousel” 1945, “The Sound of Music” 1959), as well as Frederick Loewe (“My Fair Lady” 1956) and Jerry Herman (“Hello Dolly!” 1964, “La Cage aux Folles” 1983).
With “West Side Story” (1957) by Leonard Bernstein, and the subsequent film in 1961, musicals became more and more popular, and the musical “Grease” (1971) by Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs was also adapted into a huge blockbuster film in 1978.
Among the many different styles of musicals, Galt McDermot’s “Hair” (1967) and Richard O’Brien’s “Rocky Horror Show” (1973) were highly successful rock musicals.
Moving into the modern era of musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber (“Jesus Christ Superstar” 1971,“ Evita” 1978, “Cats” 1980,“ The Phantom of the Opera” 1986 ) is considered one of the most influential composers to this day. Modern musicals are now often through composed, like operas, the spoken dialogue largely disappears, and characters sing throughout. Moving into the 1980s, musicals by Claude-Michel Schönberg (“Les Misérables” 1980,“ Miss Saigon”1989) and by Stephen Sondheim (“Sweeney Todd” 1979,“ Sunday in the Park with George” 1983, “Into the Woods” 1986) were extremely popular.
At the end of the 1990s, ’tribute musicals’ became increasingly popular, which showcase songs by a particular artist or band, and weave the story and drama around the music. A few good examples include “Saturday Night Fever” 1998 (Bee Gees), “Mamma Mia!” 1999 (ABBA), and “We Will Rock You” 2002 (Queen).
The 2010s were shaped by huge hits like “The Book of Mormon” (2011) by Robert Lopez, Disney’s “Frozen” (2013), and the straight to film musical “La la Land” (2016) by Justin Hurwitz.
for: Tenor recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291438
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291435
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291423
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291422
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291410
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291395
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291387
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291323
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291309
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291296
Ich bin stark. Das Notenheft. Vierstimmig gesetzt für Gesang, Gitarre, Bass und Melodieinstrument
Performance scores
Item no.: 118743
Blasorchester
for: Duet & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588595
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, 20 choir scores
Item no.: 591499
Blasorchester
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587532
für gem Chor und Blasorchester
Partitur, 20 Chorpartituren und Stimmen
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587531
für gem Chor und Blasorchester
Partitur, 20 Chorpartituren und Stimmen
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587853
Ein hinterhältig nachhaltiges Musical
Gesamtausgabe und CD
for: Children's choir, piano
Score (with piano part)
Item no.: 1670800
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 744984
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319344
Choral
for: Woodwind ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 319329
from Jekyll and Hyde
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 798306
from the Musical Fiddler on the Roof
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746206
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804682
From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1019592
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 808523
MusicWorks Grade 3
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 804099
Vocal Selections - Souvenir Edition
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 1106553
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 809572
(From Frozen II)
Music From The Movies
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 697384
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 202337
Esprit Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811218
Instrumental Solos for Tenor Sax
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 476897
Discovery Level 2
CD
Item no.: 799634
from Love Never Dies
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 799051
Paperback Songs
for: Melody, Lyrics and Chords
Buch
Item no.: 470120
14 favorites from the Broadway sensation arranged for Big-Note Piano
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 800028
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808851
Act I Opening
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801378
from Wicked
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 800553
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 802073
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 801617
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 800488
E-Z Play Today Volume 152
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 813978
from A Little Night Music
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812780
Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811762
Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811712
Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811300
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