"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: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 940792
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 940467
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 940174
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 940099
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 939981
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score
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for: Women's choir (SA/SAA) [mixed choir (SABar)], piano
Score
Item no.: 577443
including printable Piano parts on CD
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 481967
including printable Piano parts on CD
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 479383
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 303116
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1075837
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 479400
for: Flute, guitar
Score
Item no.: 211535
for: Bb Instruments
Book, CD
Item no.: 480631
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 469788
14 pieces
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 775576
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 838194
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 973736
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 973703
Violin clef, Bass clef
for: Trombone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 334615
for: Alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 208404
for: Orchestra, Ensemble, String Orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 315404
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 486821
for two Saxophonists
for: 2 saxophones (identically tuned)
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 614498
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 561433
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 552740
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 293325
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 134704
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 466879
for: 4 Flöten
Score, Parts
Item no.: 112224
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 433618
for: Violin
Music score, CD
Item no.: 139831
for: Flexible brass ensemble (5 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 280047
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 459844
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 188180
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1354255
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 204805
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 447104
for: Piano
Item no.: 227382
for: Saxophone
Item no.: 362282
for: Trumpet
Music score (chords), 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 606139
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 587253
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 656901
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 555572
for: Piano and Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 211403
Duets for C instruments (treble clef)
for: 1–2 melodic instruments (C)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 213744
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 265461
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