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.
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587615
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365196
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365125
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 132179
Chor und Couplet der Agricola
Klavierauszug in der Fassung AB
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 3 soloists, women's choir (SS), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685130
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 601443
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 309092
Opera Buffa in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 276120
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 131220
for: SATB divisi a Cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 945767
bearbeitet für Akkordeon solo
Band 1
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 157193
Lied aus dem Singspiel 'Friederike'
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128196
for: AATB Saxophones
Buch
Item no.: 914134
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: 2 voices, piano
Item no.: 206417
for: 3 solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690971
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685182
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SS), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685141
for: Piano
Item no.: 356594
Operetta in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 732658
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 695484
from "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724281
for: Piano
Item no.: 356589
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308229
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 562083
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 283487
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 185439
for: Piano
Item no.: 164034
for: Flute, Oboe, Violin or C-Melody Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 471644
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 315287
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 150942
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 149906
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 128138
Students book
Item no.: 106783
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 206475
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 194208
for: Male choir, piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 466870
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 227290
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 217988
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1713421
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 199638
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 1653865
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 118214
for: Zither (auch für Akkordeon, sowie Gitarre (Begleitung), Violine und Mandoline)
Item no.: 133933
Songbook
Item no.: 396287
Lyric book
Item no.: 385912
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 684829
for: 1–2 voices, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124815
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 586699
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