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: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1001136
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000426
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 981556
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 948485
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 933217
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 909234
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 892994
for: Percussion
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 828771
for: Percussion
Book, CD
Item no.: 828390
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816747
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816329
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 816233
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814111
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812923
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812220
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811401
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810343
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809889
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807978
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807423
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806642
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804404
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804264
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804089
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803186
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 801236
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799278
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690200
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 616289
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 466760
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 665190
for: Boomwhackers
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1549408
for: Flex/Brass Band
Score
Item no.: 1179031
for: Keyboard
CD
Item no.: 1165374
for: Male Voice
CD
Item no.: 1165263
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1135758
for: 2 Gitarren
Book, CD
Item no.: 990555
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 775917
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 962878
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 947509
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 943205
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 935176
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 915260
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 849997
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 848602
for: Keyboard [piano]
Music score
Item no.: 817863
for: 2-Part Mixed Singer Edition
Choir score
Item no.: 806870