"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.
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675452
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675492
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675484
Sung by Earth, Wind & Fire
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Clarinet, concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675459
Solo for Flute / Clarinet / Soprano Sax / Alto Sax / Tenor Sax / Trumpet / Horn / Trombone / Euphonium / Violin / Viola / Violoncello
for: Melody instrument (C, B, Es, Viola, C Basschlüssel), sinfonisches Blasorchester
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675422
for: Trumpet [cornet], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675423
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675427
Trombone Solo
for: Trombone, brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675402
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675428
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675416
Solo for Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone or Tuba
for: Clarinet [alto saxophone / trumpet / trombone / tuba], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675403
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675415
for: Electric guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 674960
pour deux pianos
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 675274
Learn, Create and Apply Your Own Blues Bass Lines
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 675229
28 Favorites to Strum & Sing
for: Ukulele
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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