"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: Combo
Realbook (C)
Item no.: 445125
for: Gesang, Klavier und Gitarre
Ensemble score
Item no.: 352925
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 142407
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 763727
for: 2 recorders (SA); piano [guitar/accordion] ad lib.
Ensemble score
Item no.: 271705
10 Pop-Hits in Swing Arrangements with additional 2nd part
Pop for Alto Saxophone
for: 1–2 alto saxophones
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 817430
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 555869
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656745
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 194268
for: Piano
Item no.: 149891
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), trombone, tuba
Score, parts, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 5979
for: Cello
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 477392
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 377614
for: Piano
Item no.: 100409
12 easy pieces for beginners - for individual, group or whole-class learning
for: 1–2 alto saxophones, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 496536
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1646120
for: Trombone
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 673904
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 672712
for: 3 double basses
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 283032
(Collection)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 383627
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 562955
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 498713
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152684
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 363801
for: Combo [trumpet/clarinet/saxophone B-flat]
Realbook (B-flat)
Item no.: 375967
for all instruments
Jazz Instruction
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 654966
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 560468
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 604097
for: 3 Saxophones [SAT]
Buch
Item no.: 144992
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 303752
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 166893
for: 1–2 melodic instruments; guitar [accordion/keyboard] ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 395408
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Music score
Item no.: 722426
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 470821
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 294281
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 615214
for: Piano
Item no.: 396485
for: Trumpet
Item no.: 294827
for: Piano
Songbook (piano, chords, text), 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 479189
for: clarinet, piano, string quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1316874
the composition in real time
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1677591
8 Medium Voice Solos for Lent & Easter
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 911378
Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals
Buch
Item no.: 910121
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121826
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594349
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594330
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1357822
14 simple but tricky rhythmic studies
esay intermediate
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 277203
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