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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, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1697337
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810311
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806209
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804880
Five fun songs from the hit musical for two-part young choir
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 486802
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814876
for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 1664805
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 1664551
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047609
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 245113
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Item no.: 319350
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 558376
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 621199
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 319307
Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 621427
for: Voice (BarB), piano
Music score
Item no.: 498411
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 687444
for: Percussion ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 601405
12 Pieces for Elementary Pianists
The Easy Piano Series
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 675502
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 400629
from the musical "Les Misérables"
Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673490
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 1668199
24 stage hits
for: Piano
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 396806
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 173094
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 168889
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 148032
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 262362
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 472686
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score (anthology), online media
Item no.: 659731
A
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025365
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 156068
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir, piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 177143
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400870
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar), online audio
Item no.: 562945
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 431193
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816341
for: Violin
Music score, CD
Item no.: 622331
for: Cello
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622330
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 691809
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 444618
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 675249
aus dem Musical "König der Löwen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 634265
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745579
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 462413
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 817864
for: Piano
Item no.: 272212
for: Voice
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1051514
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030788
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