Fan of the West End or Broadway? Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore Musicals – Vocal Scores, Learn to Belt, Musicals – Choruses & Ensembles, Musicals – Piano Arrangements, Musicals – Scores for Flute, Musicals – Wind Orchestra Scores, Children’s Musicals and much more today.
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.
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 696906
The Musical
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 694991
for: Cello; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 694395
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 694306
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805016
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805008
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804975
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 647538
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 641682
Featuring 10 great Duets with a Play-Along CD
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 585170
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar); rhythm goup (piano, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565319
for: Baritone Voice, Bass Voice and Piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 498412
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 809771
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 811479
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810976
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812013
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810198
Showtrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 656428
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 814848
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 814602
for: School Musical
CD
Item no.: 812571
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 815167
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 815102
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802957
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 808976
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 777256
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777916
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802685
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 802517
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 796949
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745767
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 799580
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799433
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 799361
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798728
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 800045
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684912
for: Concert band; narrator ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681554
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681460
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681205
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 471843
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 470155
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 470126
From the popular musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673988
14 well-known melodies for Viola solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Viola
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673636
An excellent arrangement of the classic for young band
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672918
from "High School Musical 3"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672804
© 2004–2024 by Stretta Music. Order and buy sheet music online.
Your specialist for all kinds of sheet music. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books, music stands, music stand lights, accessories.
There is a separate Stretta website for the country Worldwide. If your order is to be delivered to this country, you can switch, so that delivery times and shipping conditions are displayed correctly. Your shopping cart and your customer account will remain the same.
switch to Stretta Music Worldwide
stay on Stretta Music Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
