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.
Music score
Item no.: 358082
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108483
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108657
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 630235
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1581156
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568939
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568932
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314462
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314459
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315601
for: String quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567976
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 353008
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1713673
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316201
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314192
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314169
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314127
for: Drum kit
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1634151
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 465999
for: School band (class band)
Sheet music, 4 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 585645
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 275985
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287310
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287301
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287297
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287294
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287279
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287274
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287271
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307267
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295363
for: Tenor recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295286
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295279
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295266
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295252
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295246
for: Bass clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295245
for: Treble recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295242
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295239
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295225
for: 5 clarinets (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295174
for: 4 trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295163
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295159
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295045
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295020
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1295003
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298299
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298258
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298019