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: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 666146
for: 1–2 descant recorders
Ensemble score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 682758
for: Solo Gitarre und Gitarrenquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1629317
for: GCH (4) KLAV
PART 10 CHP KLAV
Item no.: 550870
Item no.: 616070
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 328700
for: Guitar
Item no.: 888205
14 well-known melodies for Viola solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Viola
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 673636
for: Ukulele
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 669803
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1702824
for: Accordion
Item no.: 109457
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108664
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108657
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108483
for: Keyboard [electric organ]
Item no.: 108482
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108472
for: Flexible wind band
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 108471
for: Voice, piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 108389
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1550454
for: Electric organ
Music score
Item no.: 1550409
Nine songs from the musical film for horn solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 678551
for: Keyboard
Floppy
Item no.: 268710
for: Keyboard
Floppy
Item no.: 268703
for: Keyboard
Floppy
Item no.: 265473
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 207721
for: Keyboard [electric organ]
Item no.: 180921
Solo Arrangements of 15 Classic Songs with Audio Accompaniment
De Haske Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1026919
including printable Piano parts on CD
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 488462
for: Flute, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1714630
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675652
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1591425
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 655348
for: Voice, guitar [keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 131214
for: SATB Piano Accompaniment[with Chord Symbols]
Choir score
Item no.: 207759
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664290
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 982228
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814128
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803548
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 470367
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 442789
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 618083
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1189614
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 817937
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 109061
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 357059
for: Piano and Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 208479
Songbook
Item no.: 205651
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 147410