Modern, commercial, international pop music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With hundreds of hits from world famous pop artists including Abba, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Shakira and Taylor Swift, have a look through our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Pop Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of pop music with Stretta Music today!
“Pop music… it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.”
Paul Epworth, Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter.
Any music throughout history which was designed for dance or entertainment can be named pop music. From folk songs and dances, through to classical ensembles and operetta, pop music as we know it today evolved gradually, thrilling audiences, guests, bourgeoise, proletariat, young and old alike.
Many believe the birth of what we deem pop music today happened at the end of the nineteenth century, where Ragtime and Blues evolved into Swing and Jazz. From there, in the 1940s, Jazz moved into Bebop, which moved into Modern Jazz, whereas out of Blues came early R & B, and it was through R & B that Rock ’n’ Roll developed.
One of the big challenges in the pop music world in the first half of the twentieth century was amplification. In the 1930-40s, many people were playing around with microphones, pick-ups and amps, but with the Shure Model 55 Fatboy microphone in 1939, the Fender Esquire Electric Guitar in 1949, the Fender Precision Bass Guitar in 1951, amplification became a problem of the past, and with good quality equipment being much more readily available, the 1950s saw a hug boom in pop music, with artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley helping pop music to grow, and reach more and more people around the world.
Today, we enjoy a wide range of pop music, from Justin Bieber to Coldplay, from Selena Gomez to Adele, no matter your preference, there’s something here for everyone.
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1533177
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 780567
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 780565
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook (with lyrics, chords and guitar grips – without notes)
Item no.: 694397
A dozen of Charthits for Solo Trumpet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679106
for: Cello
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673924
20 well-known pop ballads for piano solo
Creative Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 678581
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 126019
Music score
Item no.: 416323
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 397398
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 339736
for: Piano, Voice, Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 132225
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 336315
Die stärksten Hits aus 10 Jahren
Songbook (Melodie, Text und Akkordbezifferung)
for: Keyboard [accordion/guitar/piano]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 186929
for: Voice, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1317212
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 206357
for: Flute
Item no.: 396326
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 282226
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 219124
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 585464
for: Guitar
Songbook (with chord charts)
Item no.: 416043
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 296986
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 147469
for: Piano
Songbook, CD
Item no.: 585483
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1341848
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 694947
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000426
for: Mandolin
Songbook (with guitar Tabs – without standard notation)
Item no.: 621919
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 935176
for: Trumpet
Item no.: 396318
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 618768
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook (with lyrics, chords and guitar grips – without notes)
Item no.: 127016
for: Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet or Bariton [TC]
Score
Item no.: 258123
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 665430
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 167979
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692646
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1715830
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 908305
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 583265
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 339075
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860059
14 well-known melodies for Oboe solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Oboe
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673638
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1561542
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 266086
for: Boomwhackers
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1549408
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 495854