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
Set of parts
Item no.: 128102
Marsch aus der Operette "Frau Luna" bearbeitet für Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655312
für flexibles Ensemble Partitur und Stimmen
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 627164
Eine Auswahl bekannter Lincke-Melodien
Band 3
for: Piano
Item no.: 102855
Potpourri
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102808
Eine Weltstadt und ihr Komponist Paul Lincke
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 102720
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 199623
Bericht über das Symposion Bad Ems 2005
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 1
Book
Item no.: 458542
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 485804
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 344737
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" - Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 466119
for: Male choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 342709
Heft
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 197109
Operette in drei Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 193505
mit unterlegtem Text
for: Zither (German tuning)
Music score
Item no.: 193306
Finale des 2. Aktes (Jetzt ist Zeit zur Lustbarkeit), aus der Operette "Eine Nacht in Venedig", gem Chor Orchester (Klav), Soran- TenorSolo ad lib
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 378479
für hohe Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 405727
G
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1044276
Ouvertüre
for: Violin, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761093
"Kerzengrad steig ich zum Himmel" aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister", mit Orchester u. Klavier
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 218014
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307952
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316916
Operette
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 231302
aus der Operette Frau Luna
Flute attack
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666842
Paul Lincke-Band 1 für Streichquartett
String Attack
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675627
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745154
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307878
Oper/Operette
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 137416
Wals Suite
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1182127
Potpourri, für Bläser
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 283289
Duett (Anna Elisa, Paganini), Nr. 12
aus "Paganini"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 340757
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124818
Heimatlied (Lisa)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 192868
for: Piano
Item no.: 197387
Polka francaise nach Motiven der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
Diletto Musicale - Doblingers Reihe alter Musik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 224173
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681462
aus "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128209
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102223
Marsch aus der Operette "Frau Luna"
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102700
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588999
for: 2 voices, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283502
Direktion und Klavierbegleitstimme
Musik Makes the World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Conductors part (Piano)
Item no.: 617707
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 102957
Operette in 3 Akten
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392117
Fein, fein, schmeckt uns der Wein...!
aus der Operette "Der lachende Ehemann"
für Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 166690
(Keyboard und Schlagzeug ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 590477
4 Fagotte
for: 4 bassoons
Sheet music
Item no.: 591065
Eine Sammlung mit den schönsten Melodien aus Oper und Operetten, unsterblichen Liedern und Tänzen, Volksmusik aus allen Gauen, Volkstänzen und Märschen
Band 2
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102363
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