"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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816282
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 816214
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1671975
for: Flute
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1671732
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 814470
for: TTBB and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814409
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 814395
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814389
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019864
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019604
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1019476
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1019135
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811920
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811885
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811693
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533775
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533747
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533723
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533697
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1533677
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533626
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533605
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533583
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533580
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533579
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533557
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533551
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1533519
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533456
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533428
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533420
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533414
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533413
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 1533395
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 1533387
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533369
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533349
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533334
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533319
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533316
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533294
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533290
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812002
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809833
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809519
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 809518