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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.
Little by Little
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1527519
Little by Little
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1527512
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1051315
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045755
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046811
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.: 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
Nine Hits from the Movie for Soprano Recorder
Recorder Fun!
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 681686
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
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
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
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 297808
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 290094
Medley
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 681216
Vocal Piano
for: Voice
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 619074
PVG Composer Collection
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 212310
Play 8 Broadway Favorites With Authentic CD Tracks
for: Violin
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 601725
Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 14
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 475298
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 809572
(From Frozen II)
Music From The Movies
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 697384
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 469693
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 399574
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 365520
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