"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
Single part Tenor Saxophone, Playback-CD
Item no.: 205759
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 164420
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tuba, Playback-CD
Item no.: 205694
for: GIT 5
Item no.: 579617
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score
Item no.: 456861
for: 5 brass winds
Item no.: 246602
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 184083
for: 3 Saxophone (ATT/STB), [Kontrabass, Klavier Schlagzeug]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478907
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1704656
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219931
for: SATB, solo
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154394
for: Men's Choir [TTBB] and Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1330278
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326193
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1325561
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 857793
for: Jazz Sextet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1168159
for: Jazz Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 313662
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 848881
for: Women's choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 351166
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1116018
for: Jazz ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1109167
Item no.: 616035
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096804
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1096612
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1096611
for: Alto and Baritone Saxophone and Alto Clarinet
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 1096608
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1096591
for: Concert Band and Percussion
Score
Item no.: 1096585
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096564
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096541
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096531
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096526
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096512
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096502
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096501
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096495
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096492
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096489
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096466
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096465
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096432
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 1096423
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096399
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096388
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096386
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096381
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096378
for: Trombone, Bariton and Basso Continuo
Score
Item no.: 1096368