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), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 425993
Evergreen recorded by the Beach Boys
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 465974
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678796
for: 2 voices, piano
Score
Item no.: 487537
for: Voice, guitar [keyboard/accordion/piano]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords), Playback-CD
Item no.: 378279
for: 1–2 cellos
Score
Item no.: 283013
Hymne an die Zukunft
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 637036
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 298844
for: Flexible ensemble (3 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 764654
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 765233
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 664062
24 All Time Favorites
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 606122
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Piano score, 10 Choir scores
Item no.: 659600
for: Piano
Item no.: 466221
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373229
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768039
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 683771
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 399422
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 669010
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 417793
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 416237
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670767
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657150
for: Trombone
Item no.: 266088
for: Flute, piano [keyboard]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 561329
for: Piano
Lehrmaterial
Item no.: 551168
Twelve pop duets
Music Box
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 145357
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1178804
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), 3 CDs
Item no.: 330038
12 Hits from Coldplay for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 616901
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918352
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 859323
Instrumental Playalong
Solo Arrangements of 15 Songs for flute
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1712164
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 614455
for: 2 Saxophones [SA] and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 859533
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1128758
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 366922
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 280358
"Rut sin de Ruse"
The popular hit of the Alpentrio Tirol
for: Small wind band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 280332
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 216378
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 201912
for: Bagpipes, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 168429
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 167526
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 481689
A 60's favorite
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618624
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 373371
for: Drum kit
Songbook
Item no.: 478175
Songbook
Item no.: 217931