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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.
FlexBand
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 697710
(from Aladdin)
Discovery Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 697366
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807581
From the Broadway Musical WICKED
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 806515
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815708
Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 805303
Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811024
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807713
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 806329
from Chess
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803894
Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 461816
from Wicked (ShowTrax CD)
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 814459
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811062
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810015
Popular melodies from the most successful musical of all time
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 361520
from Sunday in the Park with George (ShowTrax CD)
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 813752
from Rent
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813311
from The Sound of Music
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812755
Discovery Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1534566
Broadway Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 376199
Broadway Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 347649
Choral Highlights
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1106527
52 Songs from 17 Shows & Films
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 613446
Schulmusical für 6- bis 12-Jährige
Gesamtausgabe (Texte, Lieder, Klavier)
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Songbook
Item no.: 158020
Die Geschichte des rosaroten Froschs
Audio-CD
Item no.: 122960
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 866465
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 492899
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530770
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530767
Ein spannendes Musical-Hörspiel für alle Kinder unter 100
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1556309
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 218831
Musical für Kinder und Jugendliche ab neun Jahren
für Soli, Kinderchor, Klavier und Orchester
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 674583
F
for: Recorder
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1666487
G
for: Recorder
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1666366
F
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1638796
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052990
Ich bin stark. Eine Aufführungsanleitung
Music score
Item no.: 147218
Ein Märchen mit Musik
for: Soloists, children's choir (1-3 voices), 2 narrators, orchestra
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 425050
Seven Classic Songs by Cole Porter
for medium / low voice and piano
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 491619
Umweltmusical für Solisten, Chor, Erzähler und Band
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 333633
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 261328
for: Trumpet
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 226205
(Die Kinder von Girouan)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 290128
From the United Artists' Motion Picture
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 331444
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook, CD
Item no.: 346857
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399936
Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 399761
Vocal Selections - Revised Edition
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399585