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: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294877
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307292
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 307213
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 782111
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices)
Score
Item no.: 862373
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1062502
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061279
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 134381
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 395963
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument
Item no.: 220611
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion solo
Item no.: 220613
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852043
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
OTHER
Item no.: 1342765
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102298
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1213967
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797158
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 670859
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 337825
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590599
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590461
Polka schnell nach Motiven der Operette Die Fledermaus JSGA I/23/10op. 365
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655364
Operette für Kinderchor, Fl, 2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb, Synthesizer, Keyboard
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231309
Single part
Item no.: 150948
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583545
Operette für Kinderchor, Fl, 2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb, Synthesizer, Keyboard
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231308
Lied (Giuditta, Chor) (Nr. 16)
aus "Giuditta"
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 583368
Melodienfolge
Seiferts Akkordeon-Musik
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 102487
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 295484
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 295180
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 295122
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 294723
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 294570
for: Electric organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 643104
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 296631
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 295348
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 220616
Polka schnell nach Motiven der Operette Die Fledermaus JSGA I/23/10
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655365
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 219090
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 473173
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673796
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583546
Ava
Single part Horn 1 (E-flat)
Item no.: 300696
Ouvertüre
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 644983
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 125626
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 220109
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 368353
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 220110
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 219087
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