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: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 655361
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 798382
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675098
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151041
for: Accordion
Item no.: 222960
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1342544
Lyric book
Item no.: 624197
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 139926
for: Salon orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 335625
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 313218
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613821
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 697646
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 610552
for: 3 FL ALT-FL
Score, Parts
Item no.: 155780
for: 2 violins, viola, cello/double bass
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 472425
Book
Item no.: 665292
for: Soloist (mezzo-soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685164
from Millocker's operettas
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752243
final chorus from the opera "Die Zauberflöte“
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760300
Waltz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 731525
from "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 731248
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740274
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594801
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102349
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102311
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102297
for: 1–2 accordions
Ensemble score
Item no.: 102287
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102262
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Piano score
Item no.: 301712
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124765
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613014
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 583542
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 131219
for: 2 flutes, piano
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 272816
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); percussion ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 1681420
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 444264
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 300589
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 297897
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 155098
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 128202
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 288177
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 288617
for: Piano
Item no.: 1111975
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 134005
Die schönsten Volks-, Wander-, Trink- und Scherzlieder
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 779762
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1342545
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 112788
for: Violin
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287944
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