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: 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
The famous pop-rock classic!
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672893
Hit single by One direction
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672305
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 798525
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 763463
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 745747
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799019
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 202995
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 304019
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 314257
(Recorded Version)
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 166676
for: 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas (F/B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 476323
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 372206
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 159308
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 777313
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score
Item no.: 775217
Easy Contemporary Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768011
for: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 675110
Current techno dance hit used in the Mitsubishi TV commercial
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674571
Known from the comedy-drama television series Glee
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 674511
From "James Bond – Spectre"
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 659004
for Clarinet
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 658691
for: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 658668
Pop
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657308
for: Ukulele
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 655150
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 217572
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 776360
for: Ukulele
Songbook
Item no.: 1660668
15 songs from the mega-hit Disney Channel show starring Miley Cyrus.
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1671299
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 813330
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813050
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810092
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813668
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811269
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812659
The Faber Graded Rock & Pop Series
for: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 654865
The Faber Graded Rock & Pop Series
for: Guitar
Songbook, Playback-CD
Item no.: 648847