Contemporary English Vocal Music Selection. Piano Accompaniment (Lower Volume): Musical Selections and Classic Pop Songs

Author: Fan Yongtao et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Musical Selections and Classic Pop Songs (Volume 2) is a new and vibrant musical form that developed in the 20th century. It integrates music, songs, dance, dialogue, plot, and performance, gaining widespread popularity. After more than a century of development, musicals have become a symbol of contemporary English culture, and some of their outstanding songs have become an important part of concerts worldwide. Many operatic singers across the globe have included well-loved musical selections in their repertoire for their concerts. For this book, we have selected 28 musical selections, primarily from the most famous musical centers of the 20th century, such as West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Kiss Me, Kate, The Lusty AD, Camelot, The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Les Misérables. These pieces were composed by a group of outstanding 20th-century musical composers, including George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others.