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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.
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 478148
Discovery Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813435
(Choral Highlights for Tenor Bass Choir) Discovery Level 2
for: VoiceTrax CD
CD
Item no.: 811862
from Sweet Charity
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815385
from Sweet Charity
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815250
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 799295
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585473
Voices Rising
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813959
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808636
From the Broadway Musical Wicked
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 811406
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804682
Esprit Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811218
HL Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 814473
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 803700
Deluxe Edition
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808762
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 808523
Choral Highlights
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 807226
Hear the Angels Sing
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806639
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 798805
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813092
SAB
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809217
from Chess
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 806293
Broadway Choral
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 806215
from Little Shop of Horrors
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 804702
Broadway Choral
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 803469
Voices Rising
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807682
Solo Alto Sax Feature
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808303
Jazz
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 942451
Singspiel
for: Children's choir (SA) [mixed choir (SATB)], instruments
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 649867
Latin
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 944737
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 944002
Pop und Rock
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943994
Vocal Duet
High Key (original) with piano accompaniment.
for: 2 voices (high), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 630161
from La La Land
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1161786
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 948829
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 695089
From Walt Disney's »The Lion King«
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319246
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671197
from the musical "Jukebox"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671195
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671193
Ein Musical für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene. Klavieralbum
for: Piano
Item no.: 226292
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Score
Item no.: 401891
Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Book Only
for: Mezzo-Soprano Voice
Buch
Item no.: 246472
New Sounds for Concert Band 147
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688870
10 Classic Showstoppers for Trumpet Solo
Playalong-CD included
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 470032
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 416775
Beginning Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 348280
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