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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: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Single parts 1, 3 in B-flat (Tenor Saxophone, Tenor horn)
Item no.: 163292
oder "Hirten auf dem Weg zur Krippe"
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 1530160
oder "Hirten auf dem Weg zur Krippe"
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Guitar and bass (single part)
Item no.: 1530161
oder "Hirten auf dem Weg zur Krippe"
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Single part(n)
Item no.: 1530162
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1534343
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 769585
for: Voice (alto); piano ad lib.
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 498406
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 1714202
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [flugelhorn/tenor horn/euphonium]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 680960
Il Musical
Il primo musical under 16
for: Children's choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 1207640
Applaus Musik Im Klassenverband
Work book (educational book)
Item no.: 300204
for: Children's choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 617789
for: Voice, guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 687539
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 1012744
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 680965
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 498404
for: Children's choir, piano
Score with lyrics and stage direction
Item no.: 1022317
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 333065
for: Children's choir, piano
Partitur (mit Klavierstimme), CD
Item no.: 1717530
for: Flute
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 680964
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 776180
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano; flute ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1654489
for: Children's voice(s)
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1566752
Book
Item no.: 1556140
for: Voice, guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 686629
for: Guitar
Music book, CD, DVD-Rom
Item no.: 152035
for: Children's voices (primary school)
Songbook, online audio
Item no.: 485774
for: Voice (alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 498405
for: Children's choir (1–3 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 1714662
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Score, CD
Item no.: 1566748
for: Children's voice(s)
Songbook
Item no.: 168817
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 773467
Il Musical
Una storia quanto mai attuale da mettere in scena in un vero e proprio musical per ragazzi.
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1023549
Storia, Didattica, Tecnica, Stile, Fisiologia e Igiene Vocale
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 972673
for: Voice (alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 498403
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 777047
Ein Krippenspiel
Singstimmen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1549554
for: Voice
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 774504
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 557027
Ein Krippenspiel
Solostimmen in C und B
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 1549555
Ein unerwartetes Weihnachtsmusical
for: Soloists, children's choir, narrator, keyboard; melodic instruments, rhythm instruments ad lib.
Work book (educational book)
Item no.: 691421
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1161785
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 660833
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 817864
12 Pieces for Elementary Pianists
The Easy Piano Series
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 675502
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1161787
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1161783