Operetta is the vital link between Opera and the Musical, it originated in Paris, and became highly popular in London and Vienna. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful operettas on offer with Stretta Music today!
In Paris in the middle of the 19th century, operetta, which is shorter and lighter than ’serious opera’, developed out of the highly popular opera comique. This new form, consisting of frivolous parodies of bel canto opera and Meyerbeer’s grand opéra, and contemporary society, was first penned by Jacques Offenbach.
In Vienna, news of Offenbach’s success spread quickly, and it inspired composers like Johann Strauss II to take up the call, and the first great Viennese operetta was his “Die Fledermaus”. In contrast to the French can-can, the Viennese operettas are famous for their Waltzes. As the operetta grew in popularity, composers tried to reach the more affluent audience, and operetta soon became less frivolous, and more political, reflecting the rise of nationalism in the country.
In London, 1871, theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, seeing the developments on the continent, brought together the literary and musical talents of W.S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, to form the great operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan. Their operettas were so popular, that ten years later, he built the Savoy Theatre will the sole purpose of producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
In Germany, the Bavarian operettas, and the Berlin operettas were very popular, reaching their high point with Paul Abraham and his “Viktoria und ihr Husar” in 1929. After the National Socialists took power, his extremely successful and popular works were labelled ’degenerate’, and were struck from the repertoire.
Towards the end of the first half of the 20th century, many musicians left Europe for the USA, and they took with them all the joys and experience of operetta, and a new genre was born, the Musical.
Polka schnell nach Motiven der Operette Die Fledermaus JSGA I/23/10
SET: Harmonie und Streicherstimmen (4/3/3/2/1)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 655361
from "Candide"
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 798382
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943551
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1342545
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1342544
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 132898
for: Piano
Item no.: 283495
Wiener Melange
for: 2 violins, viola, cello/double bass
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 472425
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 197177
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 344739
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 610552
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 680699
Die schönsten Operettenmelodien in ungekürzten Originalausgaben und vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 288617
correlates with Yamaha Band Student 2, page 20
Yamaha Band Series
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586450
"Kerzengrad steig ich zum Himmel" aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister", mit Orchester u. Klavier
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 211620
Die schönsten Volkslieder
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287941
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817455
Couplet from the operetta "The Bat"
for: 3 voices (SMezBar), concert band; choir ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665553
Walzer aus der gleichnamigen Operette
Heft 1
für Klavier mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1664391
"Frau Sonne lacht zum Fenster hell herein" - Walzer
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 746715
Marsch - Couplet des Zsupán mit Chor - Nr. 16 aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug Fassung ABC, Transposition nach F-Dur (original A-Dur)
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1657481
for: Double Bass Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963206
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1672037
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 916383
Frühling sein für Männerchor und Klavier
Chorpartitur
for: CHORMUSIK MÄNNERCHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG WELTLICH EINZELN
Choir score
Item no.: 1610599
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1617063
Chor und Couplets des Caramello
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (TT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685135
Chor und Couplets des Caramello
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (TT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685143
Arie des Homonay mit Chor - Nr. 12a aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685126
für Männerchor und Klavier oder Orchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 675320
Opereta en dos actos
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1024989
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 797149
Marsch - Nr. 19a aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
Partitur in der Fassung AB
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690981
Ensemble
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685722
Entreact und Ensemble
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685104
Polka française für Orchester - 2. Auflage
Partitur in den Fassungen AB/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 688929
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/09
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684816
Das wär' kein rechter Schifferknecht (Schifferchor) · Jeden Tag Müh' und Plag' (Nr. 1)
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen Ar/B-1/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685174
Arie des Caramello
Klavierauszüge in den Fassungen A und B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685161
Tenor
Con acompañamiento de piano
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 770858
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Violine (Klavier ad libitum)
Item no.: 289001
Grosses Potpourri
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1013294
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 190966
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 192225
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 686990
für Bläserquintett
Potpourri aus F. Lehárs "Die lustige Witwe"
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207312
für Bläserquintett
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207184
Großes Potpourri
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 464800
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