"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.
A Cappella Spirituals & Gospel Songs
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 496587
for solo flute or flute duet
for: 1–2 flutes
Parts (2)
Item no.: 776833
Microjazz
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 198274
Album mit 20 Bossa Nova für Klavier solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 495580
Hal Leonard Bass Method
for: Bass guitar
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 430101
Jazz
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1195488
pour tous les saxophones
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 395607
Meditation über "Londonderry Air"
for: Violin [flute], piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 172065
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392499
Latin Jazz Trio
for: 3 saxophones (AAT)
Score, parts, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 3713
Pop und Rock
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 111094
for: Flexible ensemble (5 parts), piano (school orchestra)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 300954
Part IIc
for: Guitar
Item no.: 169840
16 Famous Jazz Ballads
Schott Saxophone Lounge
for: Tenor saxophone; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 560164
A vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles, tailor made for the absolute beginner.
Jazzin' Around
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 364475
Twelve easy to intermediate songs without words
for: Clarinet; piano ad lib.
Music score, CD (with piano accompaniment to print yourself)
Item no.: 696596
op. 84
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 665221
12 Orgelstücke
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 408774
aus der "Suite Nr. 2 für Jazz-Orchester" für Schulorchester
for: Symphonic school orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658513
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Oboe
Book, CD
Item no.: 612376
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 225509
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 193336
44 Stücke für Klavier vierhändig
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 284122
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758386
für Klavier zu vier Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Sheet music
Item no.: 1561074
12 neue Pop-Songs
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669186
16 bekannte leichte Spielstücke von Vivaldi bis Dvorák
CD mit Play-Alongs oder Klavierbegleitung
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 646095
for Choir and Piano
for: Choir, piano
CD
Item no.: 681826
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 319921
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 496059
(Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 578111
E.B. Marks
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 494933
for female gospel soloist, mixed chorus(SATB) and jazz ensemble
for: Solo voice (S/A), mixed choir (SATB), jazz ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 680899
Eb Instruments
for: Melody instrument (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1026907
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 804705
Essential elements for playing in big band and jazz ensembles
for: 1–2 trumpets
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 677103
15 Easy Pieces for Playing & Improvising
for: Piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 682760
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 679585
A Step By Step Approach to Improvisation in Jazz, Rock and Pop Music
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 659326
15 great solo etudes for jazz style and improvisation
Intermediate Jazz Conception
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 428646
A Linear Approach
Study book, CD
Item no.: 343324
21 complete transcriptions as played by Kenny Washington and 21 drum lead sheets
Jazz Conception
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 295096
The definitive book on bop drumming
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 217009
10 Jazz Standards for Clarinet
Authentic Jazz Playalong - CD Included
for: Clarinet; voice ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 466567
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1047146
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 violins; bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620652
Instrument awareness, fundamental, advanced jazz approaches and Transcribed Solos
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 224641
The New Method for Learning to Read Written Jazz Music
for: 1–2 tenor saxophones
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 223735
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