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.: 162919
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1342718
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307291
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Item no.: 370361
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
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 494986
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 581476
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part keyboard [accordion / guitar]
Item no.: 610103
Overture
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 792763
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590545
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590418
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 175205
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 326694
aus der Operette "Monika"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 291815
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 192809
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 171683
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 587071
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 142287
Lied, aus "Hochzeit in Hollywood"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307279
Potpourri in 2 Teilen mit Text
for: Piano
Item no.: 307218
Eine Auswahl von 40 Arien und Stücken, ganz leicht
Band 1
for: Piano 4 hands
Single part(n)
Item no.: 288143
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"op. 388
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 223430
Ouvertüre
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 326823
Paul Lincke Melodien
for: Keyboard
Single part(n)
Item no.: 194963
Operetten-Fantasie
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 168068
Melodienfolge
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102846
Ein Repertoire unvergänglicher Melodien, Band I
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 306234
Ouvertüre für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 463332
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 457399
für Chor und Orchester
Partitur in der Fassung C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685168
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1111881
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
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 729996
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782562
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782563
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 737806
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342550
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 737781
Can-Can From The Operetta Orphee aux Enfers
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198110
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 737815
Overture from the Opera
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749589
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782556
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332509
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