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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: Easy Piano
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Easy Piano
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for: Lead Sheet
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From Russia With Love
for: Easy Piano
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for: Easy Piano
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for: Easy Piano
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Easy Piano
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Lead Sheet
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for: Easy Piano
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Gm
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Piano Solo
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for: Choral
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Fugitive Songs
for: Piano/Vocal
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Fugitive Songs
for: Piano/Vocal
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Fugitive Songs
for: Piano/Vocal
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part for mallets
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Trumpet 3 in B-flat (orchestral part)
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for: Piano
Music score
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Solos and Band Arrangements
correlated with Essential Elements Band Method
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Alto saxophone
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for: Brass band
Score
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Music makes the World go round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part Trumpet (B-flat)
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Music Makes The World Go Round
Single part Percussion, Kettledrums
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percussion-accompaniment
Hal Leonard Essential Elements - String Method Series
for: String orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
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Kindermusical Freundschaft über Grenzen
for: Soli, Kinderchor (4-stimmig), div. Sprecher (1 Erwachsener), Orchester (Saxophon, E-Gitarre /E-Bass, Keyboards (3 Spieler), Congas-Set (2 Spieler), Stabspiele (2–3 Spieler))
Choir score
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from Newsies
for: Choir
CD
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Choral
for: Choir
CD
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ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
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ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
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ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
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Ein Passionsmusical
for: Soli (3), Sprechrollen (5), Kinderchor (1-2-stimmig), Flöten (2) (Violine), Klavier, Bassinstrument
Choir score
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Singspiel für Kinderchor, Instrumente und Gemeinde
über das bekannte Lied von Paul Gerhardt "Geh aus, mein Herz und suche Freud"
for: Children's choir (1 voice), the parish, instruments
Set of parts
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Einzelstimme
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SoundTrax CD
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CD
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for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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SOUNDTRAX
for: Voice
CD
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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Youth Sing Out (Choral)
for: Choir
CD
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Broadway Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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Jazz Chorals
for: Instrumental Pak
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for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
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