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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: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Instrumental Solo
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C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
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G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
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for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1052710
for: Voice
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052526
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1051196
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554783
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362526
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048875
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048874
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553341
for: Piano
Item no.: 1359693
The Flash
for: Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Item no.: 1527817
Comédie musical
Piano/Vocal/Guitar
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 649906
Bb
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1642130
from "Saturday Night Fever"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1288646
Pippin
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528437
Pippin
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528436
Kinky Boots
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1528418
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Oboe [violin/glockenspiel]
Item no.: 205999
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376197
for: Choral
Item no.: 1372559
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684596
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684593
Nine Hits from the Movie for Soprano Recorder
Recorder Fun!
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 681686
40 Broadway Classics for Solo Tenor Saxophone
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 678599
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619916
101 Songs
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 674119
14 bekannte Melodien für Tenorsaxophon solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673541
50 beliebte Hits aus den Bereichen Pop, Film, Musical und Traditionals leicht gesetzt für Ukulele (inkl. Songtexte)
Ukulele
for: Ukulele; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 665456
20 Songs from A Star Is Born, La La Land, The Greatest Showman and More
E-Z Play Today 116
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 696825
Solo arrangements of thirteen songs from the Boublil and Schonberg musical
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 492764
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 431933
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319137
13 of the most famous Songs for easy piano (vocal/guitar)
for: Piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 637511
Flöte - Solostimme und 2. Stimme
Music Makes the World Go Round!
for: 1–2 flutes
Item no.: 165923
First Concepts (Concert Band)
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 745484
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 744984
From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1019592
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811115
Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 41
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 553094
13 Solo-Arrangements for Clarinet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 492766
39 Theatre Songs for Soprano
Vocal Collection
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 467071
Our new musical
Vocal selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 776254
Beginning Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 659399
A great–sounding medley for young bands
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553416
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 297808
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 290094
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