"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.
25 Famous and Spectacular Boogies
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 960663
for: 5 brass winds
Set of parts
Item no.: 817691
10 Original Duets for Tuba
for: 2 tubas
Ensemble score
Item no.: 817686
10 Evergreens in Jazz Piano Arrangements
for: Piano
Music Lesson Book with Online Media (App)
Item no.: 817661
Irish, Folk, Classic, Ragtime, X-Mas and more
für Ukulele in Low G-Stimmung
mit QR-Codes zum Streamen der Tonaufnahmen
for: Ukulele
Sheet music (with chords and TABs), online playback
Item no.: 817539
10 Pop-Hits in Swing Arrangements with additional 2nd part
Pop for Clarinet
for: 1–2 clarinets
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 817429
An Introduction to Swing, Blues, Latin and Funk
Part 2: Harmony, Improvisation, Accompanying & Reading from Lead Sheets
Schott Pop-Styles
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 817411
100 Titel in Griffschrift
Irish Folk – Tango – Musette – Klassik – Gospel – Spirituals – Country – Traditionals und Folksongs aus aller Welt
Spiralbindung
for: Diatonic accordion
Music book (tablature)
Item no.: 797827
Die moderne Gitarrenschule für Jugendliche und Erwachsene
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 797047
An introduction to swing, blues, latin and funk
Part 1: Everything You Need To Get Started
Schott Pop-Styles
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 796403
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796097
Systematische Methode zum Erlernen von Licks, Begleitpattern und Improvisation
Modern Piano Styles
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 781126
Verstehen – Hören – Spielen
Von der Theorie zur Improvisation
Schott Pro Line
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 779495
Die moderne Gitarrenschule für Kinder und Jugendliche ab 8 Jahren
for: Guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online media
Item no.: 779102
10 Original Duets for Trumpet
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 776513
10 Original Duets for Trombone B.C.
for: 2 trombones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 776501
10 Original Duets for Horn
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 776512
10 original duets for Bb trumpet & C trombone
for: Trumpet (B-flat), trombone
Ensemble score
Item no.: 775841
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 775376
Jazz – Pop – Rock
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 775352
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533114
Pop & Jazz
10 original duets for Eb alto saxophone & Bb tenor saxophone
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat), tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 775112
Pop & Jazz
10 original duets for flute
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Music score
Item no.: 775115
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Trombone
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774922
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774925
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774924
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774921
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774923
Jazz Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 772904
for: Piano
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 772366
Die 44 schönsten Weihnachtslieder sehr leicht gesetzt
for: Piano
Songbook (melody, chords, lyrics)
Item no.: 772028
9 Boogie-Woogies
for: Trombone [euphonium] (violin and bass clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771921
für alle Saxophone
for: Saxophone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771750
Spezial-Bearbeitung von Herwig Peychär!
for: Accordion
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 769742
Jazz Carisch
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 768818
20 famous classical pieces, original version and jazzy arrangement
for: Piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 768470
Fifteen jazz standards superbly arranged by Jack Long for solo piano, complete with chord symbols
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 767980
The basic principles of blues piano explained for the intermediate-level pianist in an easy-to-grasp fashion
Schott Pop-Styles
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 768066
Para principiantes
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767646
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 767503
Best-loved jazz standards for solo piano
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 767280
An Introduction to Jazz Harmony, Technique and Improvisation
Schott Pop-Styles
for: Violin
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 767092
Die neue Gitarrenschule für Einsteiger und Wiedereinsteiger
for: Classical guitar
Study book (with tabs and chords – without standard notation), online Audio
Item no.: 766462
Simply Arranged, Must-Know Collection of Blues Favorites
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 764636
Akkordeon Jazztime
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 763727
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 762902
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745784
Die Dominant Methode: Mit 3 Skalen durch die Tonleitersysteme – Skalen und ihre Klangfarben sinnvoll einsetzen
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, CD, online video
Item no.: 745709