"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: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1717516
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746658
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
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for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
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for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746847
for: 4 to 8 Strings
Sheet music
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for: 2 alto saxophones, piano
Sheet music
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for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
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for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1717575
for: 2 oboes, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746978
for: Viola, cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746986
for: 2 bassoons, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746999
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529755
Musizieren in der Klasse mit 40 kleinen Spielstücken im Swing
Mit einer Improvisationsschule und einer Einführung in den Swing
Für die Sekundarstufe I
for: Flexible ensemble
Music score
Item no.: 333263
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 604378
for: Trombone
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 474562
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 444033
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 669859
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 641515
for: Acoustic guitar [electric guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 154816
for: Electric guitar [acoustic guitar]
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1566788
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 299006
for: Bass guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 641680
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681928
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 604132
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 496745
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 814976
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 814870
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813308
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777668
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 671704
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 559034
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 347368
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 799344
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1591337
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 158029
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1672590
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1559693
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343493
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 172290
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 607677
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586886
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 555002
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1208834
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 399664