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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: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596807
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 552819
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3698
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 462537
for: String orchestra; piano, percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 647753
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533415
23 Disney Favorites for two Cellos
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682565
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology), online media
Item no.: 659732
for: Narrator, organ
Music score
Item no.: 177499
Nine songs from the hit movie musical
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 678629
for: Cello
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679747
Lyric book
Item no.: 291728
Lyric book
Item no.: 277857
for: Children's [youth choir]
Score
Item no.: 634131
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045407
Music score
Item no.: 242227
for: Flexible ensemble (5 parts), piano (school orchestra)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 300954
Eight piano duets from the beloved musical
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 473767
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687577
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 143569
Lyric book
Item no.: 1009080
Songbook
Item no.: 183950
for: Alto saxophone, piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3493
for: für Tenor, Bariton, Männerchor (oder 3 Männerstimmen) und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 113340
for: Soloists, children's choir, narrator, keyboard; melodic instruments, rhythm instruments ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 490700
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 620699
Nine Songs from the Blockbuster Hit Movie Musical
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 678633
Music Makes The World Go Round
B-Tenor-Saxophon, Tenorhorn (1./3. Stimme)
for: Flexible ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 431723
for: Accordion
Item no.: 287281
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 561306
for: Voice
Book, CD
Item no.: 796050
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656007
for: für Gesang und Klavier
Item no.: 223900
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 559771
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048599
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 602699
for Marimba Quartett & Cajon
for: Percussion ensemble (5 players)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 774933
nach den Gebrüder Grimm
Ein märchenhaftes Musical für 8- bis 11-Jährige
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
CD
Item no.: 1215810
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671174
for: Cello
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622428
for: Viola, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 560876
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Music score
Item no.: 582997
Lyric book
Item no.: 458286
Kindermusical
Partitur mit Aufführungshinweisen
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Music score
Item no.: 373660
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 223236
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 369891
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 225171
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 247385