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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.
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1047009
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044125
ALB
A pop musical based freely on Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby.
Lyric book
Item no.: 320161
ALB
A pop musical based freely on Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby.
for: Piano
Vocal score, ensemble scores
Item no.: 227458
French and Latin Choruses
for: Mixed Choir or 7 Soloists [SSMezTTBB] a Cappella, Percussion ad lib
Choir score
Item no.: 198631
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 815167
Kindermusical nach 4. Mose 22-24 für 1stg. Kinderchor, Sprecher und Instrumente (Violine, Klarinette, Klavier)
for: Children's choir, narrator, violin, clarinet, piano [keyboard]
Score
Item no.: 182541
Ein Musical für den Gottesdienst
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 564144
Einschulungsstück mit drei Liedern
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Music score, Playback-Audio-CD
Item no.: 768024
Max, Moritz und eine d-Moll-Toccata
for: Children's choir, narrator, keyboard
Score
Item no.: 659917
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 696906
Eine rockige Reise durch die Galaxie
Musical ab 8 Jahren
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Score, CD
Item no.: 463473
Das Kindermusical
Werkstattbuch mit Regiebuch, Andachten, Projektmodellen, Spielen, Bastelvorlagen, Requisitenbau u.v.m.
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Book, CD-ROM
Item no.: 366300
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AAABar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691867
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672502
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 148228
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Item no.: 477070
für 6 Posaunen
for: 6 trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 174207
Songbook
Item no.: 293742
Organ Solo
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 562372
Texte, Lieder, Arrangements
for: Voice, rock band
Score
Item no.: 182577
Music Makes The World Go Round
Play-Along-CD
for: Flexible ensemble
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 431349
Gm
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1642303
für alle Instrumente – Band 2
Music Makes the World Go Round!
for: Brass ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 584521
Musicals zum Anfang und Ende der Grundschulzeit
CD
Item no.: 554279
Ein Singspiel zu Markus 10,13-16
für Kinder- oder Jugendchor, Einzelstimmen, Sprecher und Tasteninstrument
Melodie- und Rhythmusinstrumente (auch Orff-Instrumente) ad libitum
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Score
Item no.: 231411
für Blockflötenensemble (SATB) und Sprecher
for: Recorder ensemble (SATB), narrator
Ensemble score
Item no.: 587444
Ein spannendes Grusical
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 335584
selections for orchestra, piano conductor
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano score
Item no.: 671179
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 462027
Musical
10–15 Jahre
for: Children's [youth choir]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 601529
for: Brass ensemble
Score
Item no.: 609078
Piano Play-Along Volume 24
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 314759
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 154035
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 946601
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 948762
Beginning Pops-Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 461376
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 799580
Pop Specials for string orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 626051
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667672
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656736
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014676
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar); rhythm goup (piano, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565319
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Music score
Item no.: 242787
for Cello
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 678535
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 647538
Showtrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 656428
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 296764
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