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: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 361245
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 366730
Großes Potpourri
for: Zither
Single part(n)
Item no.: 206079
Tanzduett (Bella, Pimpinelli), Nr. 18
aus "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 226904
Music Makes The World Go Round!
4-stimmig gesetzte Sammelbände mit variabler Besetzung für Bläser und Streicher
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Single parts 1, 2 in B-flat (Trumpet)
Item no.: 611276
aus der Operette "Der Vetter aus Dingsda"
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 300741
aus "Der Rastelbinder"
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 563084
Operette in 6 Bildern
Spiralbindung
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 744887
Großes Potpourri
for: Concert band
Schweizer Stimmen
Item no.: 327018
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 936584
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1111882
Waltz
Domesticum
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283600
Orlofsky-Couplet aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 729958
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 743384
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score
Item no.: 555767
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590111
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590561
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590492
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590473
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 670858
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 245097
for: Wind Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 909861
Oper/Operette
for: Bass Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904227
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151551
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307290
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Voice (alto)
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 308400
aus der Operette "Boccaccio", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308382
for: Piano
Item no.: 294648
aus der Operette "Boccaccio", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 644590
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676706
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136979
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132319
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 202187
106er Regimentsmarsch, aus der Operette "Wiener Frauen"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 646828
for: 2 VL VA KB / PART ST
Score, Parts
Item no.: 293849
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 361322
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 487458
Music makes the World go Round (4-stimmig gesetzte Sammelbände mit variabler Besetzung für Bläser und Streicher)
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part tenor saxophone [tenor horn in B-flat]
Item no.: 611277
Opus 61
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203573
Entrée (Angèle), Nr. 7
aus "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 184458
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 457401
Lied aus der Operette "Nakiris Hochzeit"
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102361
Gavotte
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102345
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365202
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 197052
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 295500
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294877
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