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.
nach "Zigeunerbaron"
Der Musikalische Salon Vol. 4
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet); double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 364446
Der Operettenprofessor
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 342665
36 Glanzlichter Der Leichten Muse
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Item no.: 343922
Band 4
for: Accordion
Item no.: 337363
Couplet aus der Operette "Drei alte Schachteln"
for: Voice, piano [guitar/accordion/keyboard]
Item no.: 139152
for: Piano
Item no.: 137417
leichte Bearbeitungen für chromatisches Akkordeon ab 8, 12 und 24 Bässe
for: Accordion
Item no.: 288287
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 283509
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 283505
Duettino aus der Operette "Boccaccio"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283503
Großes Wienerlieder-Potpourri
for: Piano [accordion]
Item no.: 283486
Operette in 3 Aktenop. 362
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281947
18 der schönsten Operetten-Gesänge
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 157191
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151548
for: String orchestra
PART ST (2/2/1/1/1)
Item no.: 167711
aus "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128207
Duett (Angèle, René), Nr. 10
aus "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128200
10 ausgewählte Melodien aus bekannten Operetten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128081
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 131222
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151129
Eine Sammlung der bekanntesten Kompositionen
Band 2
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 102766
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594794
Minuetto et galop
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671783
score and parts
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587733
Lyric book
Item no.: 128173
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392299
Ouvertüre
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102509
Chor und Couplet der Agricola
Partitur in der Fassung AB
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 3 soloists, women's choir (SS), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685142
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102211
Ensemble
Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648367
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 432294
Medley für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 564072
Item no.: 614512
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 183238
Reprint of the Chouden Fils, Paris, 1907 edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 638977
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124814
Lyric book
Item no.: 190959
for: Electric organ
Buch
Item no.: 124843
Ouverture-Overture
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1185473
Kompositionen von Millöcker, J. Strauß, Suppé und Zeller
Elektronische Orgel
for: Electric organ [keyboard]
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 120329
Ouvertüre
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 356608
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 138188
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 801142
Opéra bouffon in 2 Akten und 4 Bildern
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 385877
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
Band 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 287993
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 463184
Overture 'Der Zigeunerbaron'
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 875609
aus der AAFA-Tonfilm-Operette "Es war einmal ein Walzer"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 645630
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