"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: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 638796
for: 6 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 167183
for: Descant recorder
Item no.: 396463
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 492181
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946849
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946486
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 310615
for: Ukulele
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 615435
for: Flexible ensemble
Ensemble score, online media
Item no.: 683030
Book
Item no.: 323810
for: Piano
Item no.: 396223
for: 3 violins [2 violins, viola / violin, 2 violas / violin, viola, bass]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 616727
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 679850
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 396306
for: 1–2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 648840
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 326099
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Item no.: 100397
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 488802
15 Pieces for Solo Piano
for: Piano
Music score (anthology), online audio
Item no.: 1555805
CD
Item no.: 647578
for: Flute, clarinet
Item no.: 291955
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183412
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183143
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183119
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183978
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183900
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183777
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183710
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183655
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1184656
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1184567
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1184482
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1184232
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1161733
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1180428
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1180401
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1181153
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1181099
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1181077
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1180638
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 565129
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score, Choir score
Item no.: 321605
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 640848
for: Mouth organ
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 143277
15 Songs for guitar with tablature and notes guitar signature licks
for: Classical guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 313401
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 584278
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 320537
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 400186
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