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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: Voice
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1541539
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 864161
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 261328
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 1660559
for: Choral Pax
Score
Item no.: 1368801
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 423032
for: SOLI GCH INST SPR
Score
Item no.: 226526
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 762210
for: Children's choir (one voice), piano [keyboard], trombone, violin, bass; guitar, percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 291005
Ein unterhaltsames Herbstmusical für 7- bis 11-Jährige
Heft
Helbling Mini-Musicals (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Score
Item no.: 580455
for: Choir (1-3 voices), actors, rhythm group; trumpet, saxophone, trombone ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 614212
for: Children's choir, the parish, narrator, melody instrument, piano
Score
Item no.: 661247
for: Children's choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 656679
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 576573
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
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for: Children's choir, piano
Score
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for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 664268
for: KCH SPR INST
Score
Item no.: 490389
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 495432
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 945468
Ein spannendes Musical-Hörspiel für alle Kinder unter 100
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1556309
for: Kinderchor (SMezA) mit Sprecher, Klavier (Orgel), 2 Melodie-Instrumente in C oder in B und Schlagzeug
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 326661
for: Horn
Music score, CD
Item no.: 560866
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 613446
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1106527
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 172282
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords), Playback-CD
Item no.: 673482
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 611394
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 488904
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319279
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 487231
for: Piano
Music lesson book (anthology)
Item no.: 633834
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 606104
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 476133
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399585
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 561305
for: 4-Part Flexible Band and Opt. Piano
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 185064
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 462530
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 685076
Great Musicalsong Collection
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684913
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 684409
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681873
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681474
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681392
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