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
Item no.: 487458
Music makes the World go Round (4-stimmig gesetzte Sammelbände mit variabler Besetzung für Bläser und Streicher)
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part tenor saxophone [tenor horn in B-flat]
Item no.: 611277
Opus 61
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203573
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 197052
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: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
OTHER
Item no.: 1342765
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1213967
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797158
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590599
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590461
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714124
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714162
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714165
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102361
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102345
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102298
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782583
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 782111
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 746708
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 184458
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 134381
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 646828
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 457401
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583544
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 337825
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 670859
for: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 395963
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 295500
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294877
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307292
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307290
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 307213
for: Voice (alto)
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 308400
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 644590
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308382
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion solo
Item no.: 220613
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852043
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument
Item no.: 220611
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757175
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
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757254
Waltz from the Oera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757224
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757177
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757146
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655364
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