"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1364317
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1364227
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1364806
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1364803
for: Marching band
Baritone saxophone in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1400911
for: Marching band
Single part drumset
Item no.: 1400900
for: Marching band
Horn 1 in F (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1400897
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1358786
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1358776
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1358739
for: Concert band
Baritone horn, treble clef (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1517664
for: Concert band
Saxophone alto 2 in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1494264
for: Concert band
Clarinet 1 in B flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1494260
for: Concert band
Tuba (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1494237
for: Concert band
Tenor saxophone in B-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1494235
for: Symphonic orchestra
Instrumentenkarte
Item no.: 335821
15 Arrangements for Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 606098
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Item no.: 358586
for: Educazione Musicale
Book
Item no.: 182194
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 429011
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone 1
Item no.: 668771
for: Smaller big band (4-3-3-rhythm) (youth Orchestra)
Single part Piano
Item no.: 366594
for: Smaller big band (4-3-3-rhythm) (youth Orchestra)
Single part Alto saxophone 1
Item no.: 329484
for: 5 brass winds
Item no.: 246604
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 202211
for: Fanfare
Item no.: 1705344
for: Viola, string orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1023961
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1022407
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1341549
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341465
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 311434
for: Brass band
Item no.: 1705132
for: Trombone, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 585332
for: Women's choir (SSMzAA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 427655
for: Percussion, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071640
Disco
for: Concert band
Dirigierauszug mit Stimmen kleines Stimmenset
Item no.: 758569
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 191149
for: Saxophone
Buch + CD
Item no.: 973021
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat), Marimba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1669804
Jazz
for: Wind instruments
Book
Item no.: 1346062
for: Viola, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1070827
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666584
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096556
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096534
for: Trumpet, Cornet and Bariton [TC]
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 1096607
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1083030
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