"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: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 847008
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 842659
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 842553
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 842437
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1009862
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1009557
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 942285
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 941869
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 941470
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 941176
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1133033
for: 2 Pianos, 8-Hands
Book
Item no.: 846651
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 836894
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806741
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 933713
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1012613
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 890631
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1017274
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1534053
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1654355
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 939933
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 326389
for: Violin, piano
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 265945
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 690332
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 153205
for: Big Band and Concert Band
Book
Item no.: 1214012
for: Big Band and Concert Band
Book
Item no.: 1213786
for: Youth concert band
Part 3 in C
Item no.: 208477
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (quartet)
Item no.: 294258
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1532502
for: Choir
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 762733
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864473
for: Big band
Single part Piano
Item no.: 1657720
for: Jazz-Quartet
Score
Item no.: 1167908
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062550
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026657
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023793
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1022235
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1022222
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1021419
for: Jazz-Octet
Score
Item no.: 1020491
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018429
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018120
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1017311
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1017186
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1017105
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 846968
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