"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: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 841789
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 763338
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 666031
for: Jazz ensemble
Book
Item no.: 663837
for: Choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 659199
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 655068
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 932194
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 932073
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 895134
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 893298
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 933240
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 848491
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 888555
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 887991
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 850156
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 849115
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 846983
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1317225
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1161729
for: Trumpet
Item no.: 1667203
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 948247
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 948175
Smart Chart Music-Thad Jones
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018599
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021724
Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018999
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 602984
Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1068951
Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010194
William Allen Music – Stage One Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018586
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 550981
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 944892
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 941559
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 942103
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 942779
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 942643
for: Medium Low Voice
CD
Item no.: 938808
for: Guitar
CD
Item no.: 940761
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 937334
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 936921
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 934996
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 936010
for: Melody instrument (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 935239
für 3 Klarinetten
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 3 clarinets
Score, part
Item no.: 135132
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 945705
for: Keyboard
Book, DVD
Item no.: 944836
for: Mallets
Book, CD
Item no.: 944404
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 947764
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 943590