"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.
A Very Short Introduction
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 769616
An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 873180
Jazz
Buch
Item no.: 881636
Piano Time
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 299007
Levels/Grades 1-5
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 204785
An introduction to improvising jazz, blues, Latin, & funk for the intermediate player
for: Alto saxophone [tenor saxophone]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 147947
ABRSM Jazz Flute
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 445935
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1610041
Ovation Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 959083
Get Your Band Together
for: Bass guitar
Book, CD
Item no.: 417333
Guitar Educational
for: Treble Clef Instruments
Book
Item no.: 302359
for Clarinet
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book
Item no.: 445005
Autumn Leaves
... And 15 Other Classic Jazz Standards
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 485497
Teneasy three-part a cappella arrangements of insprationalsongs (SSA/SAT)
for: Mixed choir (3 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 155942
Jazz
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 187441
Educational Piano Library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 399405
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032541
Liberating the Master Musician within
Book (with online audio)
Item no.: 1672564
Discovery Level 2
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692226
Audition/ Performance Etudes
Based on the chord changes to popular Standards
Kendor Jazz Improvisation Method
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 156790
for: Clarinet
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352556
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806974
Esprit Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802796
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 465971
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811480
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810400
Professional Ed. Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809588
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 179473
Great Musicians
for: Guitar
Buch + CD
Item no.: 562160
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 459877
Jazz Solo Series
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 457438
ABRSM Jazz Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 227383
für 4-stimmigen Frauenchor a cappella mit Sopran-Solo
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 382029
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 199368
from: „Gospelsongs Selected“
for Choir (SATB) and Combo (Piano / Guitar / Bass / Drums)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8039
Spiritual (Vertrauen und Hoffnung)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730182
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756619
Spiritual (Vertrauen und Hoffnung)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 753482
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760265
Vol. 1
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1209949
Notendownload
for: Choir
Choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1642703
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756621
Jazz
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1535276
Spiritual (Tod und Ewigkeit)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730190
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 741422
Spiritual (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730166
Twenty-eight great songs which he has made famous. Includes numbers such as 'Angel Eyes', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'Somethin' Stupid'.
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1689313
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 741427
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