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.
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
Beliebte Melodien aus den bekanntesten Operetten
mit übergelegtem Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287607
Lied und Slowfox
aus "Viktoria und der Husar"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 623769
50 beliebte Klänge vom Alpenland zum Nordseestrand
Evergreenalben
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 109066
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108422
Leichte Spielstücke zur Einführung in das Orchesterspiel mit praktischen Anweisungen für Nachwuchsgruppen und Unterricht
for: Accordion
Item no.: 351331
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 179511
für Soli (SMez2TBar), Chor und Orchester
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685441
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685438
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B-1/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685436
Psaume symphonique en trois parties
passend zur Bläserfassung und zur Sinfonischeb Fassung
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 472652
für Violine und Klavier
String Attack
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 476721
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582308
Georg Hamza-Ensemble
CD
Item no.: 434079
Eine Biographie
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 764954
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675449
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 292540
(Editor's copy)
for: Piano
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 560638
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609796
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131770
Melodienfolge
for: Zither (Viennese tuning)
Music score
Item no.: 191754
Couplet des Zsupán - Nr. 13 (Ausschnitt) aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug in der Fassung B-1
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: soloist (T/Bar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685179
Couplet des Zsupán - Nr. 3 (Ausschnitt) aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: soloist (T/Bar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685172
für Chor und Orchester
Partitur in der Fassung ABC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685166
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/08
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684771
Couplet des Orlofsky
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (medium), symphony orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690580
Marsch für Chor und Orchester
Partitur in der Fassung ABCv
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685448
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798820
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 805447
Potpourri
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 309034
Walzerop. 354
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 294619
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 132173
Rundgesang aus der Operette "Der Bettelstudent"
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307850
aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307847
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305014
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305362
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 178322
for: Streichquartett oder Orchester
Score, Parts
Item no.: 471020
Facetten zu Leben und Werk
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 2
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 340272
Ouvertüre für Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 184369
for: 4 Flutes [opt. Alto Flute substitute for 4th Flute]
Buch
Item no.: 618205
Komische Oper in 5 Akten nach Nikolai Gogol
for: Voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351743
aus "Der lustige Krieg"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 356491
Walzer für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 199590
Großes Potpourri
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 102860
Ouvertüre für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 102701
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