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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.
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Oboe [violin/glockenspiel]
Item no.: 479566
Lieder zum Denken und Schenken
Audio-CD
Item no.: 135502
Pocket Songs
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 105721
Kindermusical, ab 5 Jahren
für alle, die gerne singen, spielen und sich verkleiden
for: Voice (high), instruments
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 209905
CD
Item no.: 293521
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: BASS (E-BASS/KB)
Item no.: 611275
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Item no.: 139434
Die Geschichte des rosaroten Froschs
Audio-CD
Item no.: 122960
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530770
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530767
Ein Märchen mit Musik
for: Soloists, children's choir (1-3 voices), 2 narrators, orchestra
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 425050
Songbook
Item no.: 557245
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Item no.: 370512
for: Symphonic orchestra [string orchestra]
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 613507
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Songbook, Playback-CD
Item no.: 576977
Songbook
Item no.: 462453
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 948780
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 928060
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 910099
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 905581
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 899525
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 849435
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 941975
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 937403
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 934435
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 769338
Ein märchenhaftes Musical Für 8- bis 12-Jährige nach den Gebrüdern Grimm
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 665946
Superb arrangement for 4,5,6,7, or 8 trombones.
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Item no.: 127638
15 deutsch-afrikanische Lieder
for: Children's choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 499092
Biblisches Musical
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard, 7 instruments
Set: Score, 20 choir scores, instrumental parts
Item no.: 168186
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 491619
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: Treble recorder, piano
Item no.: 205279
for: PART (= KA)
PART (KA)
Item no.: 217656
Medley
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657662
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1196795
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 1660559
for: SOLI GCH INST SPR
Score
Item no.: 226526
Ein unterhaltsames Herbstmusical für 7- bis 11-Jährige
Heft
Helbling Mini-Musicals (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Score
Item no.: 580455
for: Children's choir, the parish, narrator, melody instrument, piano
Score
Item no.: 661247
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 576475
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 664268
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 945468
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319279
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 685076
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 684409
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681474
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681392
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