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: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384493
for: 1–2 trumpets
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 658399
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1004027
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781451
for: Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Item no.: 1562415
3rd Edition
Big Note Songbook
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 661412
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1534451
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 658692
for Solo Flute
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 678578
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 624378
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 614256
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379755
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1368761
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377482
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377416
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377326
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377325
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373436
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373957
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373956
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373799
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1367411
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380513
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380334
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380306
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376977
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376966
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374853
Hal Leonard Instrumental PA
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 661427
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365083
for: 4 flutes; percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550471
All Songs of CD
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 173055
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365386
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 618012
for: Piano [keyboard/guitar]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text), 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 582722
for: Trumpet
Item no.: 298848
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363948
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362869
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362319
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366643
for: Piano
Item no.: 1358420
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362115
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362065
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361681
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 695142
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 298837
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 194169
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 172270