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: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357628
for: Piano [keyboard/guitar]; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 128981
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 559397
Triptychon für 3 Gitarren
for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 225072
Easy Contemporary Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657208
for: Guitar
Songbook (with standard notation and TABs)
Item no.: 1653822
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 1331534
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1215451
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1026977
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026854
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1023334
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815831
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815830
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815590
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814131
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815085
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810878
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810784
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806747
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807529
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807424
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 807405
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 806097
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 806052
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 612102
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 607479
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 606698
for: Mouth organ
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 621329
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 620116
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 620112
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 619918
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799465
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 693513
for: Ukulele; voice ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 692771
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 586923
for: Brass winds (4-5 parts); rhythm group (piano, bass, drum kit) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 564772
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 555422
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 552776
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 347550
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 346198
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343708
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 334704
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 331976
The famous Latin hit by Lou Bega
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 330344
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 328010
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 327005