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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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802095
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801963
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 613586
for: Voice, jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373583
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 367903
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 367399
Set of parts
Item no.: 366624
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 362489
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 376628
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 376623
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 181019
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 226397
for: Piano Solo, Voice
Buch
Item no.: 193734
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319345
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319266
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 319242
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 346721
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 247859
Pop Hits, Broadway, Movies and More!
John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano Series
for: Piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 468159
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 684410
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808397
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
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 800062
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799434
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799372
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798188
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801371
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 800552
for: Guitar
Music score (chords), Playback-CD
Item no.: 490563
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 183128
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 470007
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 692001
for: Strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804603
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 494213
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 492236
for: Choir
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 660853
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 889861
Concert Band / Fanfare Band
De Haske Flexible Series
for: Flexible wind ensemble (5 parts); keyboard, drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 695140
Concert Band / Fanfare Band
De Haske Flexible Series
for: Flexible wind ensemble (5 parts); keyboard, drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695136