Modern, commercial, international pop music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With hundreds of hits from world famous pop artists including Abba, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Shakira and Taylor Swift, have a look through our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Pop Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of pop music with Stretta Music today!
“Pop music… it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.”
Paul Epworth, Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter.
Any music throughout history which was designed for dance or entertainment can be named pop music. From folk songs and dances, through to classical ensembles and operetta, pop music as we know it today evolved gradually, thrilling audiences, guests, bourgeoise, proletariat, young and old alike.
Many believe the birth of what we deem pop music today happened at the end of the nineteenth century, where Ragtime and Blues evolved into Swing and Jazz. From there, in the 1940s, Jazz moved into Bebop, which moved into Modern Jazz, whereas out of Blues came early R & B, and it was through R & B that Rock ’n’ Roll developed.
One of the big challenges in the pop music world in the first half of the twentieth century was amplification. In the 1930-40s, many people were playing around with microphones, pick-ups and amps, but with the Shure Model 55 Fatboy microphone in 1939, the Fender Esquire Electric Guitar in 1949, the Fender Precision Bass Guitar in 1951, amplification became a problem of the past, and with good quality equipment being much more readily available, the 1950s saw a hug boom in pop music, with artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley helping pop music to grow, and reach more and more people around the world.
Today, we enjoy a wide range of pop music, from Justin Bieber to Coldplay, from Selena Gomez to Adele, no matter your preference, there’s something here for everyone.
for: Marching Band
Low Brass & Woodwinds #1 - Bass Clef
Item no.: 1420825
for: Choir
Choir book
Item no.: 645921
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 665266
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
for: Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1528367
for: Guitar TAB, Video & Audio
Item no.: 1525803
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380717
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 649761
for: Diatonic accordion
Music book (tablature), online audio (app)
Item no.: 1632006
for: Marching band
Bass guitar (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420836
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1365657
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360445
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1359448
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1365848
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1362242
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360131
for: Marching band
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420835
for: Marching band
Horn 1 in F (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420827
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1362241
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1363373
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1365456
for: Marching band
Clarinet 1 in B flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420838
for: Marching band
Single part snare drum
Item no.: 1420812
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360135
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1365712
for: Marching band
Baritone saxophone in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420839
for: Marching band
Single part for mallets
Item no.: 1420822
for: Marching band
Tuba (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420809
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360423
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360186
for: Marching band
Trumpet 1 in B-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420811
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360051
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360187
for: Marching band
Saxophone alto in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420841
for: Marching band
Trumpet 2 in B-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1420810
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360446
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 117976