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.
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 128150
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 581571
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 556061
for: 5 brass winds
Item no.: 220245
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 350649
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143563
Lied des Armand (Nr. 13)
aus "Frasquita"
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 278032
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152702
for: Accordion
Item no.: 128110
Tschechische Polka nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 1112015
Potpourri-Paraphrase nach Motiven der Operette "Ein Walzertraum" v. Oscar Straus
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 266035
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304418
Ouvertüre
for: Bläser-Oktett
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 160932
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1066829
Lied und Barcarole aus der Operette "Intermezzo in San Viedo"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102761
Marsch-Couplet aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 1111912
Overture
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 899092
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 356334
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 357793
for: 2 violins, cello, double bass, piano (quintet)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 147815
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 289918
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 296468
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309044
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1067677
Walzer aus "Die Fledermaus" (komplett) (complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 583548
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 274417
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 245100
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 245099
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 853328
Lyric book
Item no.: 410911
for: Libretto
Lyrics
Item no.: 227802
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 1342717
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590290
for: Salon orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1590064
Oper/Operette
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 915688
Can-Can From The Operetta Orphee aux Enfers
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198111
aus der AAFA-Tonfilm-Operette "Es war einmal ein Walzer"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 645630
aus "Gasparone"
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 644796
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 326350
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 275461
for: Flute, cello, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 262298
for: String orchestra
PART ST (4/3/2/2/1)
Item no.: 361551
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 552988
Violinsolo nach Motiven aus der Operette "Der Frauenfresser"
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 307237
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 210242
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 158150
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 208843
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 634841
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