"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: Electric organ
Item no.: 414406
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 890584
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968787
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 182531
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 412318
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 213872
for: Combo
Item no.: 174298
for: Accordion
Set of parts
Item no.: 185964
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 849444
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628037
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 851276
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 643394
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 167926
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1341957
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 296537
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1330279
for: Mixed Choir [SAB] and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 985967
for: Jazz-Octet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1168205
for: Choir
Book, CD-ROM
Item no.: 823988
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 263829
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 973592
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 168784
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Partitur, Stimmen, CD
Item no.: 550837
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1020507
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 194080
for: Mixed Ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 959267
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 959255
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 959235
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 959228
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 959227
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 959226
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1097236
for: Women's Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097137
for: Jazz ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 1096854
for: Women's Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 960161
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 959995
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097720
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097525
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097439
for: Trombone, Bassoon, Bariton and Basso Continuo
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 1096606
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1096602
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1096589
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096555
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096554
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1096553
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096544
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096538
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096508
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