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: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 205163
for: Accordion
Music score (with text and chords)
Item no.: 1550456
for: Electric organ
Music score
Item no.: 181815
for: Boomwhackers
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1549408
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1547732
for: 3 Posaune, / Bariton /FAG/TUBA)
Score
Item no.: 549180
for: 2 trombones
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 697463
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 175613
for: Band Music
Score
Item no.: 258614
for: Recorder Ensemble and Rhythm Section
Score, Parts
Item no.: 199892
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 625000
for: 2–3 descant recorders
Item no.: 283095
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (Hardcover)
Item no.: 617822
for: Trumpet [flugelhorn/cornet]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 370583
Leichte Klavierstücke für den Einstieg in die Popularmusik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 777836
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 126019
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook (with guitar Tabs – without standard notation)
Item no.: 658567
Music score
Item no.: 416323
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 397398
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 339736
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 167979
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659607
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 551781
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361940
for: Piano, Voice, Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 132225
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 313462
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 298850
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 336315
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 477435
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 585464
Piano Play-Along Volume 132
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 649436
for: Guitar
Songbook (with chord charts)
Item no.: 416043
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 332419
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 296986
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 147469
for: Piano
Songbook, CD
Item no.: 585483
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook (with lyrics, chords and guitar grips – without notes)
Item no.: 127016
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 617381
for: Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet or Bariton [TC]
Score
Item no.: 258123
for: Trombone, piano
Item no.: 131884
Songbook
Item no.: 615561
for: Guitar
Songbook, Playback-CD
Item no.: 263425
for: Ukulele
Music score
Item no.: 637487
Songbook
Item no.: 611839
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 579100