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.
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782561
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782560
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749588
Operette in 3 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 746730
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 744531
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 149485
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307281
for: Piano
Item no.: 307217
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654111
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305005
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 296000
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 1342716
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 958183
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1024992
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1024993
Duett (Sylva, Edwin) (Nr. 12)
aus "Die Csárdásfürstin"
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 128187
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342552
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342553
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 656455
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 162919
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 376356
aus "Orpheus In Der Unterwelt"
Compact Winds
for: Flexible woodwind ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 364005
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307291
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 581476
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 494986
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 797215
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Item no.: 370361
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 175205
Melodienfolge
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102846
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part keyboard [accordion / guitar]
Item no.: 610103
Duett (Anna Elisa, Paganini), Nr. 12
aus "Paganini"
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 330684
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211980
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309874
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309807
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1111881
Ouvertüre für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 463332
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 587071
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 142287
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 457399
Paul Lincke Melodien
for: Keyboard
Single part(n)
Item no.: 194963
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 751573
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 751572
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 782653
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 782652
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782559
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 168068
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 326823
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