"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: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Choir
Set of parts
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
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for: Percussion ensemble
Book
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946911
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 1657576
for: 5 trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1278326
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 910866
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 910424
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 929337
for: 4 trumpets [4 cornets]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1276738
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1276726
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1276721
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378815
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380940
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380770
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380653
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380621
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1380598
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379922
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379641
for: Brass Choir
Sheet music
Item no.: 1385273
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1385269
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379170
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1386592
Porgy and Bess
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1386525
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1386312
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 902313
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907522
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907441
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 907109
Book, CD
Item no.: 891461
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 850032
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 894527
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 894494
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 943650
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 943578
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 942998
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 942732
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 942561
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