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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
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1049555
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1479398
Erfolgstitel aus Sister Act
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 604315
9 Hits Arranged for Recorder Solo or Duet
for: 1–2 recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 176815
for female chorus (SSA) and piano
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 140449
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 363735
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 807880
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 810458
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1561653
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035805
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029602
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035614
Eight Selections from the Broadway Show with Sound-alike Backing Tracks
Music Minus One
for: Voice, piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar), online audio
Item no.: 675623
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 637826
for: Piano
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 622325
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 401537
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777753
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 811841
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1045097
for: Accordion orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802956
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 618046
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 345321
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 417499
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 362485
for: Voice, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669448
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 272558
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1049417
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027268
23 Disney Favorites for two Trumpets
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682568
for: Piano [keyboard/guitar]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 136616
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 671989
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 214496
for: Trombone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 492770
Suite 4
Œuvres Choisies pour Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 374548
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 660890
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 607611
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 491480
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615346
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 605937
for: Flexible ensemble (5 parts), piano (school orchestra)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614791
for: Tenor Saxophone, Guitar, Bass Guitar,Piano Accompaniment, Drums
Buch
Item no.: 1106589
from "West Side Story"
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 730661
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 577150
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557620
Lyric book
Item no.: 138208
for: Violin [flute], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3491
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 658667
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 140010