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: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150644
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152703
Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 171844
aus "Wiener Frauen"
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 330593
Lied (Goethe), Nr. 13
aus "Friederike"
for: Zither (German tuning)
Item no.: 179893
Potpourri für Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304452
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309809
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 171097
Potpourri
for: Piano
Item no.: 309093
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 463561
Overture
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1020695
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir, piano
ChorSolo part(s)
Item no.: 646610
for: Piano
Item no.: 307210
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 255035
for: Women's choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685120
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304416
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 992802
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1215724
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Piano reductions
Item no.: 621740
for: Accordion orchestra
Item no.: 222964
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714119
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714152
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342548
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1714052
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 564854
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714200
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102386
Chorbegleitung Zupforchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 675321
Chorbegleitung Orchester / Leihmaterial
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 675322
Glocken Verlag
for: Violin, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 562757
for: Oboe
Item no.: 275122
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 250311
Item no.: 612558
Operette
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 231301
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 394323
for: Concert band
Item no.: 361923
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307289
Heft 1
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307266
Glocken Verlag
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 554945
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 244454
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 173347
for: Piano
Item no.: 562569
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 348398
Duett (Juliette, Brisard), Nr. 12
aus "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 134051
Operette für Kinderchor, Fl, 2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb, Synthesizer, Keyboard
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Single part Keyboard
Item no.: 231310
Gesang+Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 197079
Oper/Operette
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910225
Opera Buffo
Lyric book
Item no.: 697674
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