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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: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 809731
for: Flexible ensemble
Score
Item no.: 486357
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
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Solos and Band Arrangements
correlated with Essential Elements Band Method
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 367401
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 620114
Songbook
Item no.: 472705
for: Flute, orchestra
Score, part
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Keyboard
Songbook
Item no.: 560460
Songbook
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 216256
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 319584
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 558100
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399604
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 610054
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 368448
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 136108
for: Trombone
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684565
Solo Arrangements of 14 Favorite Songs with CD Accompaniment
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 617723
for: Guitar [keyboard/electric organ/accordion]
Item no.: 583782
Solo Arrangements of 15 Broadway Songs with CD Accompaniment
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 614184
Nine songs from the world-famous film and stage musical
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 324912
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 607915
for: Recorder
Songbook
Item no.: 149559
From the musical "Carousel"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673415
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 554284
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 552666
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197668
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 444463
from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King"
Discovery Band - A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 624236
aus Dreigroschenoper, Mahagonny und Happy End
for: für Viola mit CD oder Klavierbegleitung
Item no.: 608401
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 124523
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 808270
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 693539
Seven arrangements from the animated film for Trumpet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 675719
for: Children's choir, piano [guitar]
Score
Item no.: 492479
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 564297
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816235
the popular song from the musical "Grease"
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484955
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
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for: Trombone [baritone horn/bassoon]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 275324
for: Piano
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
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for: Horn
Music score, online playback
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 176155
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684911
22 world-famous Broadway-Songs
Easy Instrumental Duets
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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