"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: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 766827
for: Electric guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 767240
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 327389
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 194146
13 lecons de solfège chanté
Supérieur
for: Voice, piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 817423
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 1053286
for: Jazz wind class [tenor saxophone (B)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 364220
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
for: Several instruments
Music score
Item no.: 494972
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 473147
for: Guitar
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 241760
for: Instrument
Item no.: 227189
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 478281
for: Jazz wind class [piano]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 362675
Cards (with chord charts)
Item no.: 170231
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1043408
for: Jazz wind class [baritone saxophone]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 361742
for: Electric guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 767263
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 693699
for: Jazz wind class [horn (F)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 137342
for: Jazz wind class [alto saxophone (E-flat)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 361416
for: Jazz wind class [flute]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 646893
Livello intermedio
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 973185
for: Jazz wind class [clarinet (B-flat)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 334582
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 764492
Hot Licks (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602168
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771105
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1044044
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 224749
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score
Item no.: 774163
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 271479
for: Mixed choir (4–5 parts) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 332173
Originals and Arrangements
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 563340
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 185869
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 117972
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565967
12 Pieces for Elementary Pianists
The Easy Piano Series
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 675502
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565971
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 686635
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 679995
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 162499
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 252965
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 180328
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565969
for: Mixed choir (4–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 261529
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379200
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377554
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380268
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374517
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