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.
Tarantella aus der Operette "Gasparone" für vier Saxophone ((S)AATBar)
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674297
106er Regimentsmarsch, aus der Operette "Wiener Frauen"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648067
Foxtrott
aus der Operette „Maske in Blau“
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 331465
aus "Das Fürstenkind"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307298
aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309804
Arie der Rosalinde/Csárdás
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 688937
Marsch für Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in der Fassung ABC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685718
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685715
Entrée - Couplet des Barinkay
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen AB/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685446
Marsch - Couplet des Zsupán mit Chor - Nr. 16 aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Partitur Fassung ABC | Transposition nach F-Dur (original A-Dur)
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685127
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/11
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685108
Ouverture
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 887700
Operette in 3 Bildern
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 299812
Operette in 3 Akten RV 503
Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe Serie I / 2 / Band 3
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 636281
Medley für gemischten Chor
– nur im Zusammenhang mit den Chorstimmen erhältlich –
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 401649
Part.Männerchor
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 194259
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 208842
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 189291
Beihefte zur Enzberg-Schule
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 353006
aus Oper und Operette
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 352643
Kerzengrad steig ich zum Himmel aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister"
for: Piano
Item no.: 283483
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig", Akk. bzw. Git. begl.
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 185974
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 187943
Opéra-bouffe in 4 Akten
Spiralbindung
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 245988
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 554946
aus der Operette "Das Land des Lächelns"
Duett für Gesang und Klavier
for: 2 voices, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 161526
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 165729
Tondichtung für Tenor und Orchester, Nr. 5
Aus eiserner Zeit (Liederzyklus)
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 182571
Part.Männerchor
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 157784
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 150943
aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 160987
for: Violin
Item no.: 128166
Ouvertüre. Für elektronische Orgel
Organ in Concert 012
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108561
Berühmte Walzer in leichter Spielart
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 112787
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124816
Sieben Werke daraus für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124766
Oper/Operette
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124877
for: 6 cellos
Set of parts
Item no.: 268925
Operettenchoere
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 373918
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Mixed ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 558926
Walzer
Der Musikalische Salon Vol. 10
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469388
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586289
Ensemble Ausgaben
for: Violine, Klavier, [Violine, Violoncello, [Kontrabass]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 482741
aus "Wiener Frauen"
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 551344
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 102786
Walzer aus der gleichnamigen Operette
Heft 1
für Klavier mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 102742
Eine Sammlung der bekanntesten Kompositionen
Band 2
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102276
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598023
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