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.
aus der Operette "Der Orlow"
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 157045
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 185850
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 134086
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 208133
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151005
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 132346
Eine Sammlung der bekanntesten Kompositionen
Band 1
Band 1
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 102263
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150792
Ava
for: Trombone
Item no.: 300695
Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 142389
Charakterstück
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102217
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1111979
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 1111934
Operette in einem Vorspiel und 2 Akten | Reprintausgabe
Text: Victor Léon nach dem Schelmenroman „Der Abentheuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch“ von Hans Jakob Christofell von Grimmelshausen
Reprint der Erstausgabe Verlag Aug. Cranz, Hamburg 1887
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1645849
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 224009
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308268
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307973
Potpourri
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 309035
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219085
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 358150
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309036
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 947507
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 222968
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 220612
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590255
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 606857
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1590581
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124773
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 272649
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342551
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 634863
Single edition
Item no.: 294562
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 168400
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 605856
Oper/Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909512
for: Mixed choir, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 492403
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307293
Violinsolo aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 307238
zur Operette "Die Landstreicher" (O. Wagner)
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304459
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns" (Salonorchester) (Salonorchester)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 311585
nach Motiven aus der romantischen Operette "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 295430
Tango
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 563110
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015405
Marschlied "Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 271682
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 276313
aus der Operette "Intermezzo in San Viedo"
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 102762
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 224010
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