"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.
Poster
Item no.: 483017
A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation
for treble clef instruments
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 107344
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 145540
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; double bass, percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 446152
Jazzy Fireworks for Organ
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 498895
12 Easy Pieces for Beginners
for: 1-2 flutes; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 579852
for all Musicians
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 605605
interpretation of contemporary studio & big band drumming
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 261886
44 Warm-Up and Performance Studies for Jazz, Pop and Gospel Choirs
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score, CD
Item no.: 491884
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035043
for: Voice
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 370779
A new approach to jazz improvisation
Vol. 3 (Teaching material) (Teaching material)
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 623086
Notes on the difficult, humorous, endless path of becoming a better improvising musician
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 201865
from "Porgy and Bess"
for: Violin [flute], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3491
15 Easy Jazz and Pop Pieces
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 736669
Pop, Jazz & mehr
Bearbeitungen für Kontrabass und Klavier von leicht bis II. Lage
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 636820
Original music by George Gershwin, arranged by Fazıl Say (2005)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740031
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 608036
Steps to Improvisation
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 756054
for soprano recorder
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 683727
for: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210165
op. 12
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724891
includes Poster Knight Moves
for: Piano
Music score, CD (audio)
Item no.: 626618
20 Jazz Classics in Noten und Tabulatur
(medium-advanced)
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 676473
Gospel
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), piano [organ/keyboard/guitar]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3488
The four themes arranged for woodwind quintet
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562150
op. 49
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 694115
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 291885
40 Songs für Klavier
for: Piano
Songbook (piano, chords, text), 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 479189
Learn the timeless techniques of jazz harmony and improvisation
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 689558
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Play-Along for All Musicians
Jazz Play-Along Vol.128
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 583159
Eight Piano Etudes Inspired By The Masters
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 496661
Book 1: Exploring the Basics of Jazz Improvisation
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 694123
Rhythmustraining, Grooves, Percussion Arrangements
Ein unentbehrlicher Begleiter für Drummer, Instrumentalisten und Sänger, Laien und Profis
for: Drum kit
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 184845
String Method
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318014
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036481
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 491804
Piano Time
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 446877
for Mixed Chorus (SATB) and Piano (Bass, Percussion)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 634744
18 bekannte Melodien
Schott Piano Lounge
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 462749
15 transcribed bass lines as played by Paul Gill
Intermediate Jazz Conception
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 464699
A cycle of spirituals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 662983
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029794
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035853
pour tous les saxophones
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 395597
Book 2: Exploring the Basics of Jazz Improvisation
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 694125
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 100349
in 3/4 and 4/4 for the drumset
Percussion Studio
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 228422
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