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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1342546
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317883
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 199590
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 185562
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 135403
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798820
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 805447
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151422
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 623769
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354389
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305014
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 220617
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 102860
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685448
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685441
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685438
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685436
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685166
for: Voice (medium), symphony orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690580
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 817456
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 551990
Simplicita Reihe 11
for: Piano
Item no.: 101716
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1137
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128210
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2031
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582308
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287607
Book
Item no.: 150282
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 498308
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst was doch nicht zu ändern ist
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1552905
Trompette Piccolo, Trompette, Trombone et Tuba
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1073683
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
Foxtrott
aus der Operette „Maske in Blau“
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 669804
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072350
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
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]
Piano score
Item no.: 675315
for: Concert band
Item no.: 205020
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
from the Operetta "Der Zarewitsch"
for: Voice (tenor), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198301
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 192238
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 405794
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786122
Autor und Komponist für Operette, Revue, Kabarett, Film und Fernsehen 1904–1988
Populäre Kultur und Musik 28
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 817577
Duettino, Nr. 10
aus "Der Rastelbinder"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 335547
for: Male choir
Choir part Tenor 1, 2
Item no.: 466869
Operette in drei Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 563473
aus "Wo die Lerche singt"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 583798
Songs from ...
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 491608
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