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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]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano
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for: Voice, piano
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
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Piano/Vocal
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Piano/Vocal
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028786
Easy piano arrangement with lyrics of the blockbuster hit single from Disney's animated feature Frozen.
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Single edition
Item no.: 626054
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 168141
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 611969
for Flute
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684010
Musical-Querschnitt für gemischten Chor und Begleitung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 145119
Your Favorite Rhymes in One Big Musical Collection!
for: Musical
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1656775
More classic and contemporary Songs from the ABRSM Syllabus
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 676993
More classic and contemporary Songs from the ABRSM Syllabus
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 676991
for: Voice (baritone); guitar/keyboard ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTB), piano
Score
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for: Gesang und Orff-Instrumente
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: 3 trumpets
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Clarinet
Music score, online audio
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 777778
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
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from Coco
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 744948
from Frozen II
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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(Reprise)
from Rent
ShowTrax CD
Broadway Choral
for: Choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 761950
(From Dear Evan Hansen)
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 745665
(from Les Misérables)
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 745371
from Matilda the Musical
Broadway Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
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from Beauty and the Beast
Disney Choral
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Score
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