"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: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 444702
for: CD MEZZ
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 146066
for: Alto saxophone, string quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 145890
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 280205
for: 4 clarinets
Item no.: 462915
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1084441
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 824743
for: Accordion
Item no.: 265879
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 330006
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 410666
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 410426
for: MCH (TTBB) KLAV GIT
Item no.: 409789
Die Hits bearbeitet für Blechbläserquartett oder Posaunenchor
for: 4 brass instruments [brass ensemble]
Single part 2 (C)
Item no.: 681664
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 405230
for: Jazz ensemble
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 171009
Sax Attack
for: SAX QUARTETT (SATT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 485384
for: Trumpet
Item no.: 562152
für 4 Saxophone (AATBar/SATT) Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 638709
for: Violin
Book, CD
Item no.: 1193039
Geistliche Musik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 960974
Sax Attack
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 189819
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 172020
for: 3 clarinets (trio)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 395112
for: 3 MALLET
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475153
for: Oboe
Ensemble score
Item no.: 419817
for: Concert band
Item no.: 160056
for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 347815
Musik Fuer Blechblaeser~Easy Swinging Brass
for: 4 TRP-C
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136629
Sax Attack
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 562115
Phoenix Spotlight Series
Score, Parts
Item no.: 561077
Akkordeon+Bgl.
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Music score
Item no.: 393568
Das Klavierwerk 1
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 459556
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 363680
Schlagzeug
Standard of Excellence
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Percussion, Playback-CD
Item no.: 207673
(Studiotrax CD)
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1126125
for: Clarinet (E-flat)
Item no.: 173607
for: 4 tubas
Item no.: 242200
Single edition
Item no.: 398718
for: 2 violins
Item no.: 136604
for: Women's choir (SSA) [mixed choir (SAT)] a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 152089
Instrumental Accompaniment Set
Set of parts
Item no.: 1058884
for: Trombone, piano
Item no.: 291949
for: 2 trumpets
Item no.: 291935
for: 2 SAX (AT)
MITTEL
Item no.: 291912
for: 2 alto saxophones (duet)
Item no.: 291908
for: Guitar
Item no.: 226464