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
Music score
Item no.: 159206
for: Solo S, Solo A, Piano
Book
Item no.: 146716
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146278
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 289283
for: Accordion; melody instrument (B-flat) ad lib.
Music score, solo part
Item no.: 124825
for: Combo [salon orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 368354
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 308242
from the operetta "The Land of Smiles"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668937
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1654229
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1072393
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044184
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 301710
aus "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 191376
Lyric book
Item no.: 128218
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128192
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 474918
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 278737
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152514
for: 3 bassethorns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689890
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151043
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150794
2 CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 329197
aus der Operette 'Gräfin Marzia'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128189
Potpourri
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559499
for: Concert band [Small wind band]
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 392593
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685447
Melodienfolge
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102848
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102564
Ein Beitrag zur Libretto-Forschung im 19. Jahrhundert
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 3
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1669921
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 472131
for: Wind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031614
Einzugsmarsch
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315531
Music makes the World go round
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 604994
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314744
für Streichquartett
String Attack
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478915
op. 388
Johann-Strauß-Edition
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 556027
Potpourri
for: Violin
Item no.: 223074
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 291254
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587615
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 132179
Chor und Couplet der Agricola
Klavierauszug in der Fassung AB
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 3 soloists, women's choir (SS), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685130
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 601443
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 309092
Opera Buffa in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 276120
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 131220
for: SATB divisi a Cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 945767
bearbeitet für Akkordeon solo
Band 1
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 157193
Lied aus dem Singspiel 'Friederike'
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128196
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