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: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 497107
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 150934
Single part
Item no.: 150931
Potpourri für Männerchor (Bariton-Solo ad lib.) und Klavierbegleitung
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; solo voice ad lib.
Vocal score
Item no.: 665183
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 338796
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 670860
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 326694
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 155589
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 613239
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342548
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 262203
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 223120
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 330275
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 218466
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 670858
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797158
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 670859
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308380
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 272649
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav.
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 272652
Aus der Operette "Der liebe Augustin"
Leuckart Song-Blatt - Chormusik zur Unterhaltung
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 346843
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav.
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 272651
(Zigeunerbaron)
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151027
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 144763
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150645
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 146774
Walzerlied aus der Operette "Walzertraum"
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152506
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 135405
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 147673
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150793
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150164
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152514
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151043
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150794
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 472131
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152702
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 210242
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151129
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151005
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150792
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151548
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151006
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151025
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150758
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150759
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151041
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151023
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 144764
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