"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: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813068
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805780
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 805777
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805528
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 805447
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805370
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806711
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806471
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804526
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803990
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808264
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808259
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808103
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score
Item no.: 808096
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808061
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807940
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807918
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803765
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 803556
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803448
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803345
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 803227
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 803126
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 803029
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 803007
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802929
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 801596
for: Lyrics and Chords
Buch
Item no.: 802656
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802442
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802414
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802331
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 799919
for: Latin percussion
Music score
Item no.: 800570
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801204
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 801084
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810958
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810638
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810477
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814798
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814705
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814680
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814611
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814584
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 948992
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817885
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 817862