"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035043
15 Easy Jazz and Pop Pieces
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 736669
from "Porgy and Bess"
for: Violin [flute], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3491
Original music by George Gershwin, arranged by Fazıl Say (2005)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740031
Steps to Improvisation
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 756054
for: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210165
op. 12
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724891
Gospel
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), piano [organ/keyboard/guitar]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3488
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036481
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035853
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029794
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036166
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 747478
on themes from the opera by Georges Bizet
for: Klarinette in B (Violine, Sopran-Saxophon in B) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 750800
Edition Schott
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 736996
Edition Schott
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759566
for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737215
Edition Schott
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 732916
First Boogie & Blues Tunes for Young Pianists
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723468
Edition Schott
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732902
Latin Jazz Trio
for: 3 saxophones (AAT)
Score, parts, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 3713
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758386
für Klavier zu vier Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Sheet music
Item no.: 1561074
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1047146
from "Songs for Gospel 4"
for Choir (SATB) and Combo (Piano / Guitar / Bass / Drums)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, choir score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8022
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741648
Gospel
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [keyboard, guitar]
Score
Item no.: 5002
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033904
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030263
A
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032747
G
for: Piano, Voice, Ukulele
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030829
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034232
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026417
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036217
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036139
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033456
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033938
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612327
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1478701
Bm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035044
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034940
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029341
Ab
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1051290
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2944
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028324
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032621
D
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1045056
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035614