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.
Walzer aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583547
Polka schnell nach Motiven der Operette "Cagliostro in Wien"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 275244
"Lippen schweigen, lockt zum Reigen"
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304416
Potpourri
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 298032
Musikalisch-dramatische Darstellung
Lyric book
Item no.: 343698
aus "Die lustige Witwe" Akk. -bzw. Git. begl.
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283511
for: Harp, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 358148
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir, piano
ChorSolo part(s)
Item no.: 646610
Yesterday's Hits for tomorrow's VIPs!
for: Voice
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602502
Wiener Melange
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 466241
Opéra bouffe
Offenbach Edition Keck
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Piano reductions
Item no.: 621740
Potpourri
for: Piano
Item no.: 309093
"Kerzengrad steig ich zum Himmel" aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister", mit Orchester u. Klavier
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 309067
for: Piano
Item no.: 307210
Potpourri für Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304452
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309809
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 171097
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184593
Konzertparaphrase über Johann Strauß'sche Walzermotive aus "Fledermaus" u. a.
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 200108
Oper Buffo in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 200052
Marsch
for: Diatonic accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 102483
Seemannslied und Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102386
Walzer (Erleichtert B-Dur)
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102353
Eine Sammlung von alten und neuen Berliner Liedern
Band 1
Band 1
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102791
Eine Auswahl bekannter Lincke-Melodien
Band 1
for: Piano
Item no.: 102738
Georg Hamza Ensemble
CD
Item no.: 442310
Georg Hamza-Ensemble
CD
Item no.: 434079
op. 449 (1893)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass [string orchestra]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1593
Couplets von Hans Styx aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt")
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1137
aus der Operette "Orpheus in der Unterwelt"
leicht bearbeitet für Schulorchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2031
Polka schnell nach Motiven der Operette Die Fledermaus JSGA I/23/10
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655366
Lied aus der Operette "Wo die Lerche singt" für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 644607
aus der Operette "Orphée aux enfers"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1765
Item no.: 612558
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 613536
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307289
Heft 1
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307266
Persönliche Betrachtungen eines Musikliebhabers
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 659107
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 311106
Glocken Verlag
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 554945
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 244454
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 292540
Glocken Verlag
for: Violin, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 562757
for: Oboe
Item no.: 275122
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 277393
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 250311
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609796
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131770
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