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.
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 617386
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 491484
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Songbook, Playback-CD
Item no.: 664675
for: Trombone
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 693569
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 635327
for Trombone
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 676337
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 478417
for: Keyboard
Ensemble score
Item no.: 290613
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361940
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383955
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382351
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382095
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382773
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382746
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382723
for: Choral Pax
Bass Trombone
Item no.: 1411166
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1386337
for: Choral Pax
Sheet music
Item no.: 1385527
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1385314
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384327
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384265
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384226
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379338
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379267
for: Steelpan (Steel Drum)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1379967
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380496
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380476
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379791
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379786
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381602
for: Voice (high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357623
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 298850
for: Trumpet [flugelhorn/cornet]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 370583
for: Electric organ
Music score
Item no.: 181815
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810350
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 659604
for: Marching Band
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Item no.: 1410929
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377506
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377505
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377336
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373662
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375281
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375241
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364064
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362181
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361811
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361718
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361677