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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.
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 494213
PVG Composer Collection
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 368448
Faber Young Voices
for: Women's choir (SAA), piano
Item no.: 160941
Stringsets - Music for String Ensemble
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 121041
for: Accordion
Item no.: 577827
Piano Vocal
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 362489
Selection for descant recorder and piano
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 183128
über Lukas 2,1-10
Leichtes Singspiel zu biblischem Text für den Gottesdienst von Kindern und Erwachsenen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 231452
Geistliches Singspiel für Kinderchor, Gemeinde und Instrumente nach bekannten Volks- Kinder- und Kirchenliedern
für Kinder ab 8 Jahren, Anlass kann z.B. Erntedank oder das Thema "Schöpfung" sein
for: Children's choir, melody instrument, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 331763
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291452
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291430
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291426
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291424
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291420
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291419
for: 4 trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291406
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291388
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291382
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291320
for: Bass recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291310
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291300
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291292
for: Clarinet
Item no.: 224696
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 932352
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046777
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046639
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197668
Finale
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185453
for: Flute, orchestra
Score, part
Item no.: 1317565
Professional Editions
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798188
from "West Side Story"
Quarter Military Band QMB 562
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 657300
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030712
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944693
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 944567
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 945180
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 936508
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 935986
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 1665053
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 946777
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 946725
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025360
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025354
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379886
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378563
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027318
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045510
Pippin
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528439
Little by Little
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1527522