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.
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Piano
Item no.: 356601
Quadrille
for: Piano
Item no.: 356600
aus "Die Fledermaus"op. 367
for: Piano
Item no.: 356591
Potpourri mit den berühmten Melodien aus der Glanzzeit der großen klassischen Operetten der Meister von Strauß bis Ziehrer
for: Piano
Item no.: 356340
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128085
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 126328
Tango
for: 1–2 accordions
Single edition
Item no.: 125766
Duett (Lisa, Sou-Chong) (Nr. 8)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100016
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 428492
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 374759
Ouvertüre
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 432452
aus "Im Reiche des Indra"
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102362
Gavotte
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102343
Essays zur Rehabilitierung eines Komponisten
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 5
Book
Item no.: 560731
Burleske Operette in einem Akt
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 558569
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 337719
nach Motiven aus der Operette "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 337535
Art of Brass Vienna
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Item no.: 401556
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 104551
Suite
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 418777
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Violine (Klavier ad libitum)
Item no.: 287973
Großes Stimmungs-Potpourrie nach Melodien aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel
for: Small wind band
Set of parts
Item no.: 478567
"Lippen schweigen, lockt zum Reigen"
Walzer aus der Operette 'Die lustige Witwe'
Ergänzungsstimmen
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Set of parts
Item no.: 645154
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) – eine systematisch-chronologische Bibliographie
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 1
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 768410
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 281978
Großes Potpourri zum Mitsingen
for: Accordion
Item no.: 102281
Emmerich Kálmán und die transatlantische Operette
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 472246
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 604357
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 329049
for: Piano
Item no.: 349780
Piano Duet, 71
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 577179
"Vorbei der Mai" - Walzer nach Motiven aus "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"op. 388
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 348300
Marsch (Original - Es-Dur)
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102280
Ouvertüreop. 56
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 582088
Solo Alto Sax Feature
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808303
The Highland / Etling String Orchestra Series
Item no.: 621173
The Bat (Ouvertüre zur Operette - Overture to the Operetta), opus 362
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 882278
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 931026
Walzer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356592
A Can-Can Salute to Soft Drinks
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806941
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 137633
Wals Suite
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1185548
Wiener-Lieder-Potpourri
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189644
Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 182350
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Item no.: 407437
aus 'Der Zarewitsch'
Ausgabe für Akkordeon
for: Accordion; voice ad lib.
Single edition
Item no.: 128159
Werkeinführung
Die Oper – Schriftenreihe über musikalische Bühnenwerke
Teachers book
Item no.: 106782
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312898
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