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.
Minuetto et galop
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671783
Minuetto et galop
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671784
Lied (Paganini), Nr. 9 aus der Operette "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 667079
aus der Operette 'Der Zarewitsch'
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 666953
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 666968
Glühwürmchen-Idyll für Streichquartett (Viola mit Triangel)
String Attack
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666902
aus der Operette Frau Luna
Flute attack
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666842
Operette
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666662
aus der Operette 'Giuditta'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 666267
for 3 clarinets and piano (keyboard) (rhythm group ad lib)
for: 3 clarinets, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665545
from "Candide"
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 798382
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739593
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746460
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 801142
POD
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 997271
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798820
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 trumpets, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 598575
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759023
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061361
Berühmte Operettenmelodien für 3 Posaunen
for: 3 trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635282
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015405
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061279
für flexibles Ensemble Partitur und Stimmen
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 627164
für 4 Posaunen
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 590863
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745154
Solo Alto Sax Feature
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808303
Muzika Ensemble Music
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613821
(vocal score)
for: Opera
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 663498
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 936584
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598023
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201932
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201933
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: String quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 590361
(Keyboard und Schlagzeug ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 590477
from Die Fledermaus
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 905147
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 607648
from Die Fledermaus
for: Orchestra Accompaniment
Set of parts
Item no.: 903693
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: 5 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 590438
The Bat (Ouvertüre zur Operette - Overture to the Operetta), opus 362
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 893463
The Bat (Ouvertüre zur Operette - Overture to the Operetta), opus 362
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 882278
from the operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754527
Melodien aus Ludwig Schmidseders Meisteroperetten "Melodie der Nacht", "Die oder keine", "Frauen im Metropol". Originalaufnahmen aus den Jahren 1934 bis 1941. CD
CD
Item no.: 648423
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733228
aus der AAFA-Tonfilm-Operette "Es war einmal ein Walzer"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 645630
op.365
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, part
Item no.: 580752
The Desert Song
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529582
The New Moon
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529581
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