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.
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Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618624
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 373371
for: Drum kit
Songbook
Item no.: 478175
Songbook
Item no.: 217931
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 624216
for: 3 recorders
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635533
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810443
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 661844
for: Combo [flute/violin/guitar/keyboard]
Realbook (C)
Item no.: 685798
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 680868
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 658512
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 777646
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 617062
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 620217
for: 2 cellos
Score, parts, online Audio (anthology)
Item no.: 774095
for: Flexible ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 563703
Songbook
Item no.: 428948
for: Double bass
Item no.: 493433
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 606669
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 605152
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 603801
Item no.: 602400
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 488784
for: Diatonic accordion
Music book (notes and tablature), online audio (app)
Item no.: 482794
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, CD
Item no.: 427839
for: Guitar
Item no.: 205500
Piano reduction
Item no.: 470914
for: 1–2 accordions
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 311167
Music score
Item no.: 224149
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 214602
for: Viola
Item no.: 490792
for: CD 6
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 276597
for: Accordion
Music score, playback-CD (mp3)
Item no.: 665347
for: Violin, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 462397
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 152769
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 414488
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107709
Single edition
Item no.: 398547
for: Small wind band
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 202734
for: Cello
Score
Item no.: 283014
2 Playback-CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 101119
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 397715
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1677685
for: Flute [violin]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 245373
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 487891
for: Saxophone Section
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377478
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 615928