"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: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916486
for: Jazz Ensemble with opt. flute, clarinet, F horn, tuba and vibes
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916289
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 429011
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 912497
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 797971
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309348
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309345
for: Flute ensemble
Music score
Item no.: 771311
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 1658502
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 901645
for: Symphonic orchestra
Instrumentenkarte
Item no.: 335821
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1650730
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1619005
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1617971
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 100455
for: 2 voices (sbar), piano
Item no.: 100452
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100450
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647361
for: Piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 206902
for: Piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 149696
for: Trumpet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 299419
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Item no.: 358586
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1340842
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
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1081845
for: 5 brass winds
Book
Item no.: 1143820
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1095659
Standard of Excellence Collections
for: Concert band
Buch
Item no.: 1595463
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1082293
Jazz
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 1346374
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1083962
for: Wind Band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212283
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123818
Jazz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1119144
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096380
Gospel und Spiritual
for: Unison Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 959204
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1084601
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1096590
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1070955