"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: Piano
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 468724
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 462749
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 140428
for: Several instruments
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 226695
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 497122
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 470651
for: 2 Saxophone
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 154429
for: Alto saxophone [tenor saxophone]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 134532
for: Melody instrument (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 159243
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 499706
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 100375
for: Piano
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online video
Item no.: 780610
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 817286
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 245772
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 100372
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 633298
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 644406
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026417
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033456
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033938
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036139
Liberating the Master Musician within
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 289863
Music lesson book
Item no.: 136277
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107309
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA/SAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 216114
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 170339
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 143751
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 667525
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 242221
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 690155
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1012994
for: 2 saxophones (AA/AT/TT)
Ensemble score, 3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 619530
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 371461
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 399094
for: Melody instrument (B-flat) [trumpet/clarinet/tenor saxophone]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 213711
A systematic method for learning licks, accompaniment patterns and improvisation (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 621109
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036217
for: 1–3 saxophones
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 659125
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 395597
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 493356
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 205534
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone]
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 209245
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 431242
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 186036
Exercises
for: Nyckelharpa
Music score
Item no.: 1053335
Bm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035044
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1478701
Englische Ausgabe
for: Mouth organ
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 133289