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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: Voice, piano [guitar]
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052510
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048612
Little Shop of Horrors
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528821
Gigi
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529659
The Desert Song
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529582
Ragtime
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529415
A Man of No Importance
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529344
Pippin
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528435
Pippin
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528430
für flexibles Ensemble
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Item no.: 433073
Fr. Loewe – P. Tschaikowsy – Carl Orff
Lapillus 5
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 475671
Audio-CD
Item no.: 561506
Ein kommentiertes Stückeverzeichnis
Praxishandbuch
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 277003
Drei Songs für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 227146
Musik für Hochzeiten und festliche Anlässe, für flexibles Ensemble
Aus der Reihe "Music makes the World go round"
for: Trombone (B-flat, treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 635283
Auf den Spuren des Jacobsweges
Ein Musical Zum Jacobsweg
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1665503
The Burnt Part Boys
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528215
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
for: Piano
Item no.: 1527824
from the Musical Roméo et Juliette
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667501
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373950
for: Choral
Item no.: 1372496
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1360204
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1360176
for: Guitar TAB
Item no.: 1360142
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359900
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363084
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363083
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364100
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364026
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363943
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363707
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363668
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366085
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366461
for: Choral Pax
Viola
Item no.: 1425929
for: Choral Pax
Cello
Item no.: 1425928
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366004
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366001
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365992
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365891
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365879
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364649
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364637
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364620
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364575
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364492
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364464
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364412