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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.
Solo Violin and Orchestra Deluxe Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 813074
Canadian Brass Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804437
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804359
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orch.
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805507
from the music film "La La Land"
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670804
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806927
Vocal score
Item no.: 602141
A great–sounding medley for young bands
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553416
A Prehistoric Musical Adventure for Cross-Curricular Fun in the Classroom
for: Musical
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1656906
FlexBand
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768037
From the popular Walt Disney movie
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 289210
From the landmark Musical
Discovery Plus Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674390
Medley of three of the most beautiful and popular titles of the phenomenal theatre and cinema success
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400701
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810264
from "The Sound of Music"
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
voor koperblazers, houtblazers of strijkers / inclusief slagwerk
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681878
(Ernesto de la Cruz)
Discovery Plus Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687577
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815183
Discovery Plus Band Series
A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672724
Highlights from the legendary Broadway musical
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 365250
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 332646
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805047
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814631
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384041
from the musical "The Wizard of Oz"
SoundPax accompaniment packet
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SABar) [women's choir (SSA)/ Male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 694381
for: Symphonic orchestra [string orchestra]
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 613507
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946076
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112612
from "Cats"
for: Flugelhorn [cornet], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558588
for: Trumpet [cornet], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558579
from "Requiem"
for: Cornet, flugelhorn, brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560701
Komödie mit Musik von Dorothy Lane
Songtexte von Bert Brecht
for: Voices, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 218077
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Score
Item no.: 607771
Musical comedy in 2 acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 607772
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Mixed Choir and Ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 136238
Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 814004
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681202
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811343
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806104
for solo voice (instrument) and concert band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 649941
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806994
Hal Leonard Music for Fanfare Band
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745767
Moving ballad from "The Phantom of the Opera"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 132833
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 469693
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619916
From the Broadway Musical Wicked
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810811
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 161383
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807581
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