"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: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1026779
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804879
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805816
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 149606
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 213628
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 275795
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 459955
for: Mouth organ
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 431341
Guitar Play-Along
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 666081
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 664934
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 655620
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 334917
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 399134
for: Percussion
Buch
Item no.: 551577
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 550463
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 493906
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 466504
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 464249
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813270
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813082
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 604128
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799682
with "Swing DOwn Chariot"
Festival Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 744975
Traditional Spiritual
Sacred Choral
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Score
Item no.: 697583
for: Musical
Set of parts
Item no.: 806844
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 149216
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 142628
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book (with chord charts)
Item no.: 136101
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 446189
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Book
Item no.: 274052
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 alto saxophones (E-flat); bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620653
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 612921
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 635108
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 276298
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745854
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 655727
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score, CD
Item no.: 655856
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 455687
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 146263
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 473615
for: Guitar
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 246847
for: Guitar
CD-ROM
Item no.: 284940
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 348085
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 610505
for: 2 saxophones (AA/AT/TT)
Ensemble score, 3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 648548
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 638539
for: Bass guitar
Buch + CD
Item no.: 180168
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 578344