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.
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102223
Eine Auswahl bekannter Lincke-Melodien
Band 3
for: Piano
Item no.: 102855
Potpourri
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102808
Potpourri aus der Operette
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Piano reduction, Libretto / Lyrics
Item no.: 102747
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588999
Fein, fein, schmeckt uns der Wein...!
aus der Operette "Der lachende Ehemann"
für Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 166690
für Salonorchester
Nur das Walzerlied ist enthalten
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 340758
mit unterlegtem Text
for: Zither (German tuning)
Music score
Item no.: 193306
für hohe Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 405727
Operette
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 231302
4 Fagotte
for: 4 bassoons
Sheet music
Item no.: 591065
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 147673
Fünf Titel aus der Operette "Gasparone"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 128220
Heideröslein , Nr. 7
aus "Friederike"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128197
aus "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128209
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Csárdásfürstin"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 290569
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 344737
bearbeitet für vierstimmiges Holzbläser-Ensemble in variabler Besetzung
UE Ensemble-Bläser Band 5
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 134839
aus der Operette "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023454
Walzer-Potpourri / Wiener Walzer-Potpourri
Golden Big Band
for: Big band
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 410479
Bericht über das Symposion Bad Ems 2005
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 1
Book
Item no.: 458542
(Keyboard und Schlagzeug ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 590477
Paul Lincke-Band 1 für Streichquartett
String Attack
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675627
Duet from "The Land of Smiles" (Mi, Gustl)
for: 2 voices (ST), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665548
für flexibles Ensemble Partitur und Stimmen
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 627164
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745154
bearbeitet für Akkordeon solo
Band 2
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 189455
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 470532
Eine Sammlung mit den schönsten Melodien aus Oper und Operetten, unsterblichen Liedern und Tänzen, Volksmusik aus allen Gauen, Volkstänzen und Märschen
Band 2
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102363
aus der Operette Frau Luna
Flute attack
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666842
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 102957
Direktion und Klavierbegleitstimme
Musik Makes the World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Conductors part (Piano)
Item no.: 617707
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685147
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685139
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685138
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685107
Waltz from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781567
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306793
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 283289
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 378479
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307952
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307878
for: Piano
Item no.: 307209
for: Voice (high), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 141549
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685167
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 466119
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 224173
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 298034
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