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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.
Novello Voices Show Singles
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 136117
Songbook
Item no.: 603275
Play-Along For Violin
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 555927
Tunes you've always wanted to play
All pieces are arranged for easy piano solo with fingerings and chord symbols
spiral bound
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 477191
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 462027
ALB
His best-loved compositions from stage shows including 'Phantom Of The Opera' and 'Cats'.
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 417493
Novello Choral Pops
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 321696
Novello Voices Show Singles
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 136122
A wonderful variety of 48 piano solos
Great Piano Solos
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 421360
ALB
A pop musical based freely on Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby.
Lyric book
Item no.: 320161
ALB
A pop musical based freely on Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby.
for: Piano
Vocal score, ensemble scores
Item no.: 227458
Fünf Lieder für Kinder im Grundschulalter
(Klavierpartitur & Playback-CD)
for: Children's choir, piano
Piano score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 667196
from Les Misérables
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 445308
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 490844
Choral
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 470126
Vocal Selections
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 399584
Feierliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 490847
Songbook
Item no.: 293742
Musical
10–15 Jahre
for: Children's [youth choir]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 601529
Eine Geschichte mit Musik zum Lesen, Vorlesen, Hören, Anschauen, Mitsingen, Mitspielen.
for: Voice, guitar
Audio book, CD
Item no.: 313179
Kindermusical mit Instrumenten
for: Flute, clarinet
Stimme
Item no.: 277266
Kiss Me Kate
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366010
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365991
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365729
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365728
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365622
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365609
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365477
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365474
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365442
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365434
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365381
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365322
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365290
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365227
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365212
12 Songs from the Beloved Musical
for: Cello; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 694395
Instrumental Solo
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 671088
Instrumental Folio
for: Clarinet
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 800304
New Sounds for Concert Band
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 893017
Men's Edition
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 552667
Solo Arrangements of 9 Favorite Songs
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 271818
Kindermusical für Sprecher, Darsteller, Soli, Kinderchor und Instrumente
Chorstimme mit Texten
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1665003
ALB
Twenty-two hit show songs for all keyboards. Includes 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'Consider Yourself', 'Mama', 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' plus many more.
Easiest Keyboard Collection
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 142226
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665141
für gem Chor a cappella (Klavier ad lib)
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 384963
Kindermusical nach 4. Mose 22-24 für 1stg. Kinderchor, Sprecher und Instrumente (Violine, Klarinette, Klavier)
for: Children's choir, narrator, violin, clarinet, piano [keyboard]
Score
Item no.: 182541
Die 20 schönsten Musical-Hits auf Deutsch
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 673433
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