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: Saxophone
Item no.: 645139
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 108264
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 817657
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283314
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 490601
for: F Horn & Trombone or Euphonium
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286502
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288498
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296163
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298735
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298589
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298492
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298294
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298250
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288891
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288890
for: 5 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287308
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1287304
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287293
for: String quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292595
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292568
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292562
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292561
for: 4 trumpets [4 cornets]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567963
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567958
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568930
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568928
for: 3 euphoniums
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311988
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1659858
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315451
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314556
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314532
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314352
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314343
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314342
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314859
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314282
for: Solo for Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314187
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314160
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314121
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314072
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619917
for: 1-2 diatonic accordions
Music book (notes and tablature), online audio (app)
Item no.: 466633
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: Trumpet
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 780565
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 802470
A dozen of Charthits for Solo Trumpet
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679106
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 945113
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151454