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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.
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 659714
(Set)
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Score, CD
Item no.: 581498
Muzika Ensemble Music
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1660017
Broadway Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1666597
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1651592
from Les Misérables
Broadway Choral
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1655750
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1670955
Discovery Broadway Series
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1654135
ABRSM Grades 1-3 (2019)
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1671943
from Frozen
Disney Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 655709
Vocal selection
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 1677984
Einzelausgabe piano/vocal/guitar
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 417016
The New Broadway Musical
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 682567
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 321046
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 1664259
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1667891
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 329045
für Soli, gem Chor und Instrumente
for: Children's choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1681100
Werkstattbuch mit Bilder-CD-ROM ein Kindermusical
Item no.: 1677104
Kinder Mini Musical
CD
Item no.: 1665494
Ein Musical-Special mit Absturz
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1665337
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1658398
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1658187
Piano Vocal
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 1667151
Ein Musical für Kinder
nach dem Gleichnis Jesu aus dem Lukasevangelium
für Kinderchor und Instrumente
for: Children's choir, instruments
Lyrics
Item no.: 616431
Audio-CD
Item no.: 276893
Der Welterfolg aus dem gleichnamigen Musical
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 551444
New Sounds for Concert Band 139
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688882
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588591
Direktion/Klavierbegleitung
Music Makes the World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Conductors part (Piano)
Item no.: 206058
for Piano four hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669240
Ein farbiges Musical für die Grundschule
Klavier-Partitur (Gesamtausgabe) mit Aufführungshinweisen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 632902
Abenteuer auf Makana Mana Malé. Kindermusical
Aufführungshinweise und Arrangier-Tipps
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Lyric book
Item no.: 1011224
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808895
Ein musikalisches Märchen
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 1558399
Klassik
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
Item no.: 321564
Solos for the Violin
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 400631
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Cello
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 476893
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 631646
Ein Musical für Kinder
for: Voice, piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1672794
Mit Text für einen Sprecher für eine „Gesamtaufführung“
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 659745
14 well-known Songs for Flute solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673540
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part 1, 3 (Viola)
Item no.: 1655538
Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 690147
as used in Lindsey Stirlings Videos
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 648565
Vocal Selections - Piano, Vocal & Guitar (PVG)
13 of the most famous songs
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 635288
Hal Leonard Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra; piano, percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 647753
The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked
Book
Item no.: 1653824
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