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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: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 577150
for vocal duet and piano (low key)
for: 2 voices (medium, low), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 611104
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557620
Lyric book
Item no.: 138208
for: Clarinet (B-flat) [trumpet], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3492
for: Violin [flute], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3491
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 658667
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 659725
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 140010
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 691376
Nine songs from the soundtrack of the musical blockbuster for Solo clarinet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 678463
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 166719
for: Studyscore
Study score
Item no.: 371768
for: Electric organ
Music score
Item no.: 399404
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261280
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291431
23 Disney Favorites for two Trombones
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 trombones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682553
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 616072
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 349758
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 352317
for: Percussion ensemble (6-8 players)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560745
Ein Singspiel nach Anne de Vries: Die Bibel unserer Kinder
for: Voice
Songbook
Item no.: 144732
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 674855
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588638
Eine rockige Reise durch die Galaxi
Gesamtausgabe
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Piano score
Item no.: 183581
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533405
23 Disney Favorites for two Violins
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682552
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1555550
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 400626
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 247053
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 640911
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1533527
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 247079
for: 5 clarinets [4 clarinets, bass clarinet]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 605268
for: Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, Recorder
Buch
Item no.: 152160
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 291139
23 Disney Favorites for two Flutes
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682563
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 399599
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 556660
for: Narrator, actors, recorder (Recorder ensemble)
Book (Libretto with dialogs)
Item no.: 661146
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 631681
Muzika Ensemble Music
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1660017
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 765163
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 310872
for: Flexible Windensemble and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 366509
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet); piano, percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597076
(Set)
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Score, CD
Item no.: 581498