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.
Minuetto et galop
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671783
score and parts
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587733
zur Operette "Die Landstreicher" (O. Wagner)
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304459
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 680699
on themes by Jacques Offenbach
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198187
Operette
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666662
op. 388
Johann-Strauß-Edition
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 556027
Melodienfolge aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel von Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676431
Oper in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 911776
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670492
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675451
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817455
Carpe Diem Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676033
for: String orchestra
PART ST (5/4/4/3/2)
Item no.: 346378
Marsch aus der Operette "Frau Luna" bearbeitet für Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655312
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 498308
Wiener-Lieder-Potpourri
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1186795
Wiener-Lieder-Potpourri
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189644
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594801
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675449
from the operetta "The Land of Smiles"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665590
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1672037
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 604344
for: String orchestra
PART ST (4/4/3/2/1)
Item no.: 293846
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587742
from Die Fledermaus
for: Orchestra Accompaniment
Set of parts
Item no.: 903693
for: String orchestra
PART ST (4/3/2/2/1)
Item no.: 361551
Musica Britannica 99
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 771414
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592829
Revidierte Neuausgabe 2013
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 587111
The Bat (Ouvertüre zur Operette - Overture to the Operetta), opus 362
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 882278
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 487458
Overture 'Der Zigeunerbaron'
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211182
Overture 'Der Zigeunerbaron'
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864125
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 894567
Ouverture
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 301132
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 326350
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588999
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 564828
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587615
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 295427
Oper in 4 oder 5 Akten
Versions de 1866/1867/1873
Offenbach Edition Keck I/4
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score, CD-ROM
Item no.: 369708
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
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/05
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.: 684850
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/02
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.: 684855
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/09
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684816
Operette in 3 Akten RV 503
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685109
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