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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.
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 1023373
From the Broadway Musical Wicked
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 806878
from Frozen II
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 777780
Jazz Chorals
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Buch
Item no.: 810384
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 811841
Discovery Level 3
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777753
3rd Edition
Vocal Collection
for: Voice, piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 778001
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1021019
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1341644
from the hit musical Mamma Mia
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678733
Szenische Kantate
for: KCH SPR INST
Score
Item no.: 1667660
oder "Hirten auf dem Weg zur Krippe"
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Single part(n)
Item no.: 1530162
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761906
From the Musical "The Wiz"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; winds, rhythm section ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 746224
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 769841
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 764414
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764228
The Songs Of Leslie Bricusse
Film and TV, Musicals
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 1664399
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1628903
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 946195
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946076
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563183
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562065
OTHER
Item no.: 845977
Novello Ladies' Barbershop
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 883128
30 favorite songs for keyboard (organ/piano)
(with lyrics and chords)
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 1652114