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.
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 751568
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 746705
Walzer über Motive aus der Operette
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754055
Ouvertüre
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 795334
Operette in 3 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 741202
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 817456
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 757222
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 757249
Eine Auswahl von 40 Arien und Stücken, ganz leicht
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 737272
Klassik
for: 5 Percussion Players
Book
Item no.: 988153
for: Salon orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1590063
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 757144
Lyric book
Item no.: 1678487
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 914519
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782580
for: Opera
Lyrics
Item no.: 1590366
Blasorchester
Partitur
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 894685
Overture
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1069672
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baryton
for: 4 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1071859
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354389
Die schönsten Volks-, Wander-, Trink- und Scherzlieder
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 756581
HeBu Blasorchester Noten / Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684437
for: Narrator, soloists, mixed choir, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668048
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1342546
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1342767
Heimatlied (Lisa)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1672183
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757178
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782557
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782558
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590573
Oper/Operette
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910225
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 743384
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 746706
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072350
ein Johann-Strauß-Operetten-Potpourri für Blechbläserensemble
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1681419
Melodienfolge aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel von Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676431
für Orchester | Kritische Gesamtausgabe
for: Orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 747927
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
Potpourri mit den berühmten Melodien aus der Glanzzeit der großen klassischen Operetten der Meister von Strauß bis Ziehrer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752221
für Flöte, Violoncello und Klavier
aus "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor"
for: Flute, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684964
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590561
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757223
on themes by Jacques Offenbach
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198187
An Operetta in One Act
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 929289
Oper/Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907551
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst was doch nicht zu ändern ist
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1552905
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