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: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107710
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1659858
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 945113
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741199
for: Recorder
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1666440
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786661
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786361
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786315
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1589212
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1638716
for: Electronic Keyboard
Keyboard
Item no.: 1642295
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1561267
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554638
for: Trombone
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1479152
for: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano
Chord Songbook
Item no.: 1478872
for: Voice, guitar
Chord Songbook
Item no.: 1478569
for: Piano
Chord Songbook
Item no.: 1478520
for: Clarinet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1053148
for: Trumpet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052828
for: Voice
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052330
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052176
for: Trumpet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052140
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1582394
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027873
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036870
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036656
for: Voice, piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1044116
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1037153
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045187
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1045154
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036303
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036280
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035979
for: Voice, guitar
Guitar Tab
Item no.: 1045904
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035793
for: Voice, guitar
Guitar Tab
Item no.: 1024887
for: Voice, guitar
Guitar Tab
Item no.: 1024734
for: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Voice
Guitar Tab
Item no.: 1024675
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1024283
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Score, audio files
Item no.: 8014
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1026502
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030196
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030118
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032502
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030861
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027920
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027838
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029785