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
Buch
Item no.: 1590162
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 262203
for: Piano
Item no.: 356640
for: Piano
Item no.: 356598
from "Orpheus in the Underworld"
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 758444
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Violine (Klavier ad libitum)
Music score
Item no.: 748164
from the operetta "Der Vogelhändler”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760295
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 683429
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 351374
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124768
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 304256
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 294850
Teacher's book
Item no.: 174237
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 466241
for: Harp, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 358148
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283511
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184593
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 309067
for: Voice
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602502
Lyric book
Item no.: 1678487
HeBu Blasorchester Noten / Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684437
for: Narrator, soloists, mixed choir, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668048
Couplets von Hans Styx aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt")
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1137
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 817456
Lied aus der Operette "Wo die Lerche singt" für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 644607
Carpe Diem Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676033
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baryton
for: 4 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1071859
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354389
Simplicita Reihe 11
for: Piano
Item no.: 101716
Operette in 9 Bildern
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 175213
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 277393
(Zarewitsch), Nr. 5
aus "Der Zarewitsch"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 128078
Heimatlied (Lisa)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1672183
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 135403
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 581616
Duett (Mi, Gustl) (Nr. 10)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 349061
Aus der Operette "Gasparone"
Leuckart Song-Blatt - Chormusik zur Unterhaltung
for: Male choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 347039
Lied (Sonja), Nr. 4
aus "Der Zarewitsch"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 373124
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152542
Persönliche Betrachtungen eines Musikliebhabers
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 659107
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 128121
Fledermaus-Parodie für Kontrabaß und Klavier
for: Double bass, piano
Music score
Item no.: 105831
Heavy Brass~Wiener Horn Ensemble
for: 4 HRN
Score, Parts
Item no.: 333189
for: Youth symphony orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 339732
30 Lieder und Tänze
in ungekürzter Originalfassung
mit vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128210
Georg Hamza Ensemble
CD
Item no.: 442310
Choral Collection
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317883
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 179511
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