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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: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1633917
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532411
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 777305
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777737
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 777733
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 777330
for: Choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 761918
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 804846
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804313
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812016
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 811453
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 807546
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 807985
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810407
for: Voice (soprano); piano ad lib.
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 498402
for: 2 voices, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319243
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 488600
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 278058
Bm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036805
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319346
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 295432
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 471327
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 458451
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 184885
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 367730
Der Welterfolg aus dem Film Sister Act - Jeder neue Tag (ohne Solo)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 482731
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 146240
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 146237
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 110236
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 344307
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir, piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 340213
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1677025
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 1658287
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 363215
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 812174
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 443145
31 Songs from Featured Character Roles
for: High voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 676248
Songs from Disney-films
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 663809
A Very Short Introduction
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 657912
ABRSM Grades 1-3 (2019)
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1671943
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1563528
D
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665978
Performing Race in an American Musical
Buch
Item no.: 874518
A Chronicle
Third Edition
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 872787
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030789
Bb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030787
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030782
D
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030781
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