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: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 675110
Current techno dance hit used in the Mitsubishi TV commercial
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674571
Known from the comedy-drama television series Glee
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 674511
From "James Bond – Spectre"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 659004
for Clarinet
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 658691
for: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 658668
Pop
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657308
for: Ukulele
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 655150
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 217572
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 776360
for: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 1660668
15 songs from the mega-hit Disney Channel show starring Miley Cyrus.
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1671299
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 813330
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813050
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810092
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813668
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811269
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812659
The Faber Graded Rock & Pop Series
for: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 654865
The Faber Graded Rock & Pop Series
for: Guitar
Songbook, Playback-CD
Item no.: 648847
15 classic and contemporary hits with backing tracks for trumpet
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 579977
für gem Chor und Klavier
Chorpartitur
Choir score
Item no.: 1608483
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB), piano
Score, 10 Choir scores, Piano accompaniment
Item no.: 496625
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 584572
for: Flexible wind ensemble (5 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 337145
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678698
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 431784
for: C Instruments and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 290991
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 176857
for: Classical guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook (with standard notation and TABs)
Item no.: 578921
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 880898
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 626251
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 247565
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 608478
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 606493
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 176440
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 673608
for: Oboe
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 494625
for: Recorder, piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 171366
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 157701
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665131
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 136118