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: Electric guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 632516
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 697487
for: Keyboard
Ensemble score
Item no.: 215099
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424610
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108493
for: GCH (3) KLAV
Score, 10 Choir scores, Piano accompaniment
Item no.: 479956
for: Ukulele
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 623124
for: Keyboard
Songbook
Item no.: 487424
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 840327
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 551622
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 109460
Music score
Item no.: 187266
Recorded Versions
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 1702096
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 613731
for: Ukulele
Music score
Item no.: 804755
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 803055
for: Ukulele
Music score
Item no.: 636867
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 444051
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 614218
Songbook
Item no.: 272797
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 418722
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 658782
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 620297
for: Voice, guitar [accordion/keyboard]
Songbook (anthology)
Item no.: 108900
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 635833
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 658537
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Item no.: 1641818
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 622997
12 Top Hits
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 662018
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 416511
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543565
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543559
for: Flute
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543545
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543544
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351196
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351183
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351167
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351163
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351011
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1350945
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357649
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357630
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357625
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357584
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357579
for: Voice
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357519
for: Voice
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357517
for: Voice
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357512