"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, Parts
Item no.: 764471
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588585
LKM Music
for: Horn and String Quintet
Score
Item no.: 875307
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1202859
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261897
for: Piano, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261975
for: Trumpet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1261900
Full Score
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 882875
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588558
Book
Item no.: 902055
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 945311
Transkriptionen klassischer Musik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770205
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1144259
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585237
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589416
Blasorchester
for: Trumpet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587790
Blasorchester
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587793
for: Piano, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587706
LKM Music
for: Two Pianos, Jazz Band, Strings and Percussion
Score
Item no.: 876921
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 692196
Tondichtung für Orchester
Neuausgabe der Originalfassung
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 684159
Nordic Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1112999
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1187150
Jazz
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090365
LKM Music
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Score
Item no.: 873481
for Horn and String Quintet Score and Parts
for: Horn and String Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1041936
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 945941
for: Piano, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 576014
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676595
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1188439
Jazz Ensemble Full Score
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 872616
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015025
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 648244
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958549
Solo Spectrum
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 175211
For vocal solo and full orchestra
Symphony Pops
for: Voice (medium), symphony orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 607591
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1584803
Musica Sacra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), fanfare band (brass & saxophones), rhythm group (piano/keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672553
Musica Sacra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm group (piano/keyboard, guitar, bass, drums), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664650
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 800136
Score and Parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799881
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805825
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802520
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805244
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814028
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814680
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746068
Score and Parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799902