"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812771
Nestico Sound Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802909
Pops For Ensembles Level 2.5
for: Percussion ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565628
Pops For Ensembles Level 2.5
for: Tiefes Blechbläserensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807368
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 811456
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806457
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690499
Jazz Piano Solos Series Vol. 64
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1633262
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812234
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811645
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811859
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811192
Contemporary Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809060
Hal Leonard Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803538
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 474574
Easier Piano Pieces 81
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 342884
17 pieces in lighter styles for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 215812
ABRSM Jazz Trumpet
for: Trumpet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 204777
ABRSM Jazz Flute
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 445927
Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Saxophone Technique
(+ Online Audio)
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 655212
Piano Solo Sheets
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 428525
Discovery Level 2
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777765
Jazz Play-Along Volume 47
10 Favorite Songs including "Love Letters", "More Than You Know", "You've changed" etc.
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 471875
The Complete Guide with Audio!
Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 461541
The Complete Guide with CD!
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 373549
Bass Clef Edition
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 372167
Guitar Play-Along Volume 16
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 368597
Educational Piano Library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 334388
Combining Acoustic and Electronic Drums
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 149462
15 great solo etudes for jazz style and improvisation
Intermediate Jazz Conception
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 428856
A guide to developing grooves, improvisation, and technical mastery within modern music styles and settings
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 781059
25 Classic Patterns Arranged for Guitar in Standard Notation and Tab
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 225691
Bass Recorded Versions
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation, chords and tabs)
Item no.: 334138
Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 4
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 144020
Jazz
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 130073
10 Spirituals for high voice and piano
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 266102
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1532963
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1532939
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 615459
Ultimate Beginner
Steps 1 and 2 combined
for: Classical guitar
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 1670941
Guitar Play Along Volume 155
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 631580
Transcribed Horns
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 552277
Jam Trax
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 476911
Piano Play-Along Volume 43
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 472686
Audio Access Included
Hal Leonard Easy Piano Play-Along 4
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 659145
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 659115
Jazz
Buch
Item no.: 882903
Of The Sixties Generation
Buch
Item no.: 888370
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