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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
Music score, CD
Item no.: 311610
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 302401
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 295562
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 282014
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 245365
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 242786
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681202
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 642071
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 641638
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 681219
for: Choir, concert band; strings ad lib
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681215
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 769527
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768025
for: String orchestra, piano, drums
Score, Parts
Item no.: 604669
Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless hit from "Cats"
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586734
Easy Piano Vocal Selections
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 674231
From the famous musical "Les Miserables"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674216
for: Trombone
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 671814
Ballad from the Broadway musical "Les Misérables"
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 616763
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655671
from the Disney movie "Frozen"
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 649735
for: Alto saxophone [clarinet] (E-flat)
Item no.: 429030
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 806960
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 1161323
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657792
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1161403
12 Famous Melodies from the Stage
With online audio of piano accompaniments
for: Cello; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 696960
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373052
Cm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048116
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1185333
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1180754
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 981749
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 302270
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 769334
for: Children's choir, piano
Score, CD
Item no.: 613882
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1547272
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 165924
Ein Criminal in zwei Akten
Alter: 8–12 Jahre
for: Soloists, children's choir, piano [band]
Piano score
Item no.: 425030
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670794
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816705
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 802989
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586295
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Set of parts
Item no.: 113603
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 774173
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 610147
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 1678242
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 363852
14 well-known melodies for Cello solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Cello
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673637
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