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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]
Buch
Item no.: 811091
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810086
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808589
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810627
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815514
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815477
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816235
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 813131
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813117
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812580
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1534386
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1023385
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 616036
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook, CD
Item no.: 365106
for: 2-Part Choir and Flute
Choir score
Item no.: 802899
for: Children's choir, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 208579
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808397
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 808270
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 808243
for: Strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804603
for: Orchestra with Voice
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807729
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807657
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807354
for: 2 Parts Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 805792
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 805570
for: Orchestra with Voice
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806657
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806194
from Walt Disney's "Aladdin"
New Sounds for Concert Band 123
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689150
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 771388
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 765592
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 693539
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 692001
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 691996
for: Cello
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 691374
12 Famous Melodies from the Stage
With online audio of piano accompaniments
for: Trumpet (B-flat); piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 696957
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
E-Z Play Today Volume 149
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 696907
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798971
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798969
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798729
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 798716
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 802114
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802095
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