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
Piano score
Item no.: 604357
aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt"
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 443359
Duett (Lisa, Sou-Chong) (Nr. 8)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100016
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 476957
Schlager Und Film Combo 14
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 303596
Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 182350
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 337719
nach Motiven aus der Operette "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 337535
Großes Potpourri aus der Operette
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1013291
Burleske Operette in einem Akt
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 558569
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 583867
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 374759
Essays zur Rehabilitierung eines Komponisten
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 5
Book
Item no.: 560731
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685443
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/17RV 517A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe Serie
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685173
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312898
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675451
for 4 violins and piano (keyboard), (rhythm group ad lib)
for: 4 violins, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665068
für 4 Posaunen
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 590863
Ein Strauß blühender Operettenmelodien
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1559967
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 126328
Großes Potpourri zum Mitsingen
for: Accordion
Item no.: 102281
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 931026
op.365
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, part
Item no.: 580752
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) – eine systematisch-chronologische Bibliographie
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 1
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 768410
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 281978
Ouvertüre
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 432452
Gavotte
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102343
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 767911
Item no.: 621173
für Klarinette in B und Klavier
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 675003
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 104551
für Orchester – Instrumentale Urfassung der Arie Nr. 10. aus "Die Fledermaus"
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 690577
Couplet from "The Gypsy Baron"
for: Voice (tenor), concert band; mixed choir (SSATB) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665584
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128085
Großes Stimmungs-Potpourrie nach Melodien aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel
for: Small wind band
Set of parts
Item no.: 478567
Lyric book
Item no.: 152192
for: Piano
Item no.: 1687820
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 472246
for: Piano
Item no.: 356600
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356592
for: Piano
Item no.: 356591
for: Piano
Item no.: 356340
for: Piano
Item no.: 164035
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Set of parts
Item no.: 645154
for: Accordion
Item no.: 288108
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 308377
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