"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: Youth symphony orchestra
Score
Item no.: 688091
for Concert Band
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 487415
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533606
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805089
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 807654
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 804274
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811342
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 806245
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806185
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801265
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 808738
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811935
Stille Nacht
for: gemischter Chor (S(S)ATB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 741246
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 457499
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 447082
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343431
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 398890
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 813340
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813255
Easy arrangement from the TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673669
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 799225
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 693700
for: String class
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687935
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3256
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 244003
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1107162
for: Brass winds (4 parts)
Score (C)
Item no.: 1713423
Performance/Accompaniment CD
CD
Item no.: 856791
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768080
for: 3-5 Octave Handbells [Opt. 3-5 Octave Handchimes, Synth and Perc]
Buch
Item no.: 1059248
(Just a closer walk with thee)
Kleine Blasmusik-Ausgabe
for: Concert band; voice ad lib.
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1610775
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589302
A
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1543688
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048384
G
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1543678
Weihnachtsmelodien
for: TRP (1-2) KLAV (ORG)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600719
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595173
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 166173
F
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1553304
for: Male choir
Item no.: 552115
4-Part Ensemble & Chor
Flexi-Band [4 Parts] & Chorus SATB, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tambourine & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (4 parts); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 599310
Oboe & CD Playback
for: Oboe Solo or Duet & Piano (Organ)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 600710
Flexi-Band [5 Parts] + Chorus [SATB], Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tambourine & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 598139
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588210
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316212
for: Bassoon Solo or Duet & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271487
for: Euphonium Solo or Duet & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1271473