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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: Piano; voice ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 554775
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 214298
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 183540
From: Walt Disney Pictures' `The Lion King´
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319272
for: Women's choir (SAA); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 371190
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030468
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 694835
for: Choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 494445
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 328137
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034126
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634808
Kann es wirklich Liebe sein
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 604291
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 687020
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 692002
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 796906
12 Songs from the musical for piano (guitar) and vocals
for: Voice, piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 681179
(From Frozen II)
Music From The Movies
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 697383
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 334768
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 292708
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 275965
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 666886
for: für Gesang und Klavier
Item no.: 337618
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 617408
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 135946
for: Violin
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 476891
for: 3 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565667
for: Violin
Music score, CD
Item no.: 458484
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 334326
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777752
for: Musical
Set of parts
Item no.: 806844
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 616835
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 817905
from "Cats"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 368578
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 188358
Der Welterfolg aus dem Film „Sister Act“ (ohne Solo)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 495229
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1565434
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029059
for: Soli, Sprecher (1 Erwachsener), 4stg Kinderchor, Violine, Saxophone (1 Spieler), E-Gitarre, (E-Bass), 3 Keyboards (Klavier), Schlagzeug-Set, Congas, Stabspiele (2-3 Spieler)
Score
Item no.: 175988
for: Voice, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 142722
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 770771
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1042923
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319234
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027323
for: Piano [keyboard/guitar]; voice ad lib.
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 433162
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Brass Band and Horn[s]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1204771
ABRSM Grades 4 & 5
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 777275
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 312997
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678310
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