"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: Keyboard
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 363215
Book
Item no.: 1687826
for double bass/electric bass
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Concert band; voice ad lib.
Score, Parts
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Jazz ensemble
Einzelstimme
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for: Drum kit
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for: Guitar
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Guitar Play-Along Volume 177
for: Electric guitar
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for: Oboe
Score
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Gm
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
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A Dictionary of Melodic Ideas for Improvisation
Keyboard Instruction
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, online playback
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for: Electric guitar
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for: Voice
Music score, online playback
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for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Guitar
Music score, DVD
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Saxophone
Music score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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for: Acoustic guitar [classical guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Combo [voice/flute/violin/guitar/keyboard]
Realbook (C)
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for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
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for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Jazz ensemble
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for ALL Instrumentalists & vocalists (lyrics included)
Play Along Book & Recording Set
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat); voice ad lib.
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
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Der Welterfolg aus dem Film Sister Act - Jeder neue Tag (ohne Solo)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
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for: Guitar
Music score, CD
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for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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Easy Jazz and Pop Pieces for newcomers
With performance instructions and tips on practising
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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Buch Gebunden
Item no.: 1634277
for: Recorder Ensemble
Score, Parts
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Score, set of parts, online audio
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for: Alto saxophone [tenor saxophone]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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