"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.
Jazz
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112495
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 919419
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Buch
Item no.: 1072374
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1072131
Le plaisir de jouer et chanter !
Collection Coup De Pouce
for: Guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1667584
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855906
Blechbläsertrio / variable Besetzung
for: 3 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686004
for all b instruments
for: Clarinet [saxophone/trumpet/euphonium] (B-flat, treble clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 400123
for piano solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 584139
The Recorder Orchestra
for: Recorder ensemble
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 602232
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 603605
The Studio Wind Ensemble Series
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 602991
Vocal Jazz Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 346722
for: Piano
Item no.: 104825
for: Gemischter Chor SATB, Orgel, Saxophon, Schlagzeug
Set of parts
Item no.: 495162
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044795
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1047316
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1047231
for: 2 POS (BAR)
Item no.: 208916
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 855593
Em
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554650
Mega Pop 2011 11
Single edition
Item no.: 602597
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1024313
Db
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1050208
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1050073
Bb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048669
Gb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045793
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589441
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589407
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589396
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589382
C
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1589292
for: Clarinet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052575
Am
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1638464
G
for: Violin
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1638463
for: Cello, French Horn
Instrumental Duet
Item no.: 1612623
Am
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589260
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589224
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589134
Gm
for: Piano, French Horn
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561517
A
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1052918
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1479510
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1478786
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554652
Db
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554061
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1050893
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1050244
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048302