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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.
Schulmusical für Kinder von 7–10 Jahren
for: Children's choir, piano
Score with lyrics and stage direction
Item no.: 1022317
Tutto su 25 capolavori del teatro musicale
Book
Item no.: 774172
für Querflöte
for: Flute
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 680964
for: Children's voice(s)
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1566752
nach dem französischen Original "La lune a disparu !"
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano; flute ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1654489
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 776180
(JelGi Musicals)
for: Voice, guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 686629
Die wunderbare Welt der LGBTQ-Musicals
Book
Item no.: 1556140
for: Guitar
Music book, CD, DVD-Rom
Item no.: 152035
Mezzo-Soprano / Belter
for: Voice (alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 498405
Ein Kindermusical für Schul- und Theatergruppen
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Score, CD
Item no.: 1566748
Ein Minimusical für selbstbewusste Kinder und solche, die es werden wollen
for: Children's voices (primary school)
Songbook, online audio
Item no.: 485774
for: Children's voice(s)
Songbook
Item no.: 168817
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 773467
Il Musical
Una storia quanto mai attuale da mettere in scena in un vero e proprio musical per ragazzi.
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1023549
Storia, Didattica, Tecnica, Stile, Fisiologia e Igiene Vocale
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 972673
Mezzo-Soprano / Belter
for: Voice (alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 498403
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 777047
Ein Krippenspiel
Singstimmen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1549554
for: Voice
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 774504
Ein Krippenspiel
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 557027
Ein Krippenspiel
Solostimmen in C und B
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 1549555
Ein unerwartetes Weihnachtsmusical
for: Soloists, children's choir, narrator, keyboard; melodic instruments, rhythm instruments ad lib.
Work book (educational book)
Item no.: 691421
Songbook piano/vocal/guitar (en/it)
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 660833
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366261
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366251
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363120
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363107
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363070
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361821
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361719
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361712
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361678
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361668
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379381
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379763
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377686
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377632
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377554
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363645
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363580
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363297
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363210
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362628
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362260
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362122
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365191
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365163
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