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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.
Kinky Boots
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528418
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Oboe [violin/glockenspiel]
Item no.: 205999
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376197
for: Choral
Item no.: 1372559
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684596
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684593
Nine Hits from the Movie for Soprano Recorder
Recorder Fun!
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 681686
40 Broadway Classics for Solo Tenor Saxophone
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 678599
101 Songs
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 674119
14 bekannte Melodien für Tenorsaxophon solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673541
50 beliebte Hits aus den Bereichen Pop, Film, Musical und Traditionals leicht gesetzt für Ukulele (inkl. Songtexte)
Ukulele
for: Ukulele; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 665456
20 Songs from A Star Is Born, La La Land, The Greatest Showman and More
E-Z Play Today 116
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 696825
Solo arrangements of thirteen songs from the Boublil and Schonberg musical
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 492764
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 431933
13 of the most famous Songs for easy piano (vocal/guitar)
for: Piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 637511
Flöte - Solostimme und 2. Stimme
Music Makes the World Go Round!
for: 1–2 flutes
Item no.: 165923
First Concepts (Concert Band)
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 745484
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 744984
From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1019592
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811115
Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 41
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 553094
13 Solo-Arrangements for Clarinet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 492766
39 Theatre Songs for Soprano
Vocal Collection
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 467071
Our new musical
Vocal selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 776254
Beginning Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 659399
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 297808
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 290094
Medley
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 681216
Vocal Piano
for: Voice
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 619074
PVG Composer Collection
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 212310
Play 8 Broadway Favorites With Authentic CD Tracks
for: Violin
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 601725
Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 14
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 475298
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 809572
(From Frozen II)
Music From The Movies
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 697384
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 469693
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 399574
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 365520
17 Musical-Erfolge von Andrew Lloyd Webber
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 350216
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 815987
E-Z Play Today Volume 152
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 813978
Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811762
Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811300
Paperback Songs
for: Melody, Lyrics and Chords
Buch
Item no.: 470120
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 800488
from A Little Night Music
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812780
Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811712
from Avenue Q
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809603
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808851
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