"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.
Edition Schott
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 732916
Edition Schott
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732902
Jazz
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1195488
for: Violin
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 1633782
for: Accordion
Item no.: 191604
for: 3 saxophones (AAT)
Score, parts, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 3713
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 111094
for: Accordion
Item no.: 189199
Twelve easy to intermediate songs without words
for: Clarinet; piano ad lib.
Music score, CD (with piano accompaniment to print yourself)
Item no.: 696596
20 Pieces for Keyboard
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 353342
for: Symphonic school orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658513
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 408774
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 767547
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 225509
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 193336
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669186
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 646095
for: Melody instrument (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1026907
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 496059
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 804705
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1047146
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 585817
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 319921
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 607346
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 494933
for Choir and Piano
for: Choir, piano
CD
Item no.: 681826
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 679585
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 674937
The definitive book on bop drumming
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 217009
for: Clarinet; voice ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 466567
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 137282
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 170404
Music lesson book
Item no.: 227644
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 499182
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 violins; bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620652
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 659326
for: Voice, jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635216
for: 1–2 trumpets
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 677103
52-week, one-exercise-a-day Workout Program
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 657691
Study book, CD
Item no.: 343324
for: 1–2 tenor saxophones
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 223735
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 224641
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 495380
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 180583
(Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 578111
for: Solo voice (S/A), mixed choir (SATB), jazz ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 680899
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 178097
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 295096