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.
Über 40 Operetten- und Filmerfolge
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124817
Glocken Verlag
for: Violin, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 562757
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 135403
50 beliebte Klänge vom Alpenland zum Nordseestrand
Evergreenalben
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 109066
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 223125
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 308440
für Orchester
Komplettes Orchestermaterial
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 217030
Eine Sammlung der bekanntesten Kompositionen
Band 2
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102276
for: 4 Flutes [opt. Alto Flute substitute for 4th Flute]
Buch
Item no.: 1676805
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1660127
Operette in 3 Aufzügen
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 1670674
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 1664705
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin" op. 388
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 1669063
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1667957
Bericht über das internationale Symposium anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages von Jacques Offenbach
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 4
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1678330
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1664323
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1654229
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676720
Ein Beitrag zur Libretto-Forschung im 19. Jahrhundert
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 3
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1669921
Großes Potpourri
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 1653865
for: Male choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1670487
Walzer
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 1659683
Potpourri, für Bläser
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1652242
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1682168
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951660
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1670441
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Piano
Item no.: 1687820
Opéra-bouffe in 4 Akten
Spiralbindung
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1678573
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654111
aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister", mit Orchester oder Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652761
Melodienfolge aus der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score (women voices)
Item no.: 684397
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 680699
Walzer aus der gleichnamigen Operette
Heft 1
für Klavier mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1664391
Marsch - Couplet des Zsupán mit Chor - Nr. 16 aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug Fassung ABC, Transposition nach F-Dur (original A-Dur)
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1657481
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1672037
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1664815
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1654106
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654109
Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 1677334
für 4 Posaunen
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1677281
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 1668210
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1659869
Lyric book
Item no.: 1678487
Heimatlied (Lisa)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1672183
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1342546
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676713
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