"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.
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383794
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383791
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383675
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383661
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 740732
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381469
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381266
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381210
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379347
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379346
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379344
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379025
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381783
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381688
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380550
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380543
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380392
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380296
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380244
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380231
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380211
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727979
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727967
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727959
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727957
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727950
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727949
Les Feuilles Mortes
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 812682
FlexBand
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 697357
Young Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686042
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 814725
Esprit Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804862
Piano Vocal
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 799361
On the Glory Train
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 808976
Discovery Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 799589
Parish Mitchell
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 346869
Jazz Chorals
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532902
Jazz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1591418
Spiritual
for: Flugelhorn (solo), Brass ensemble (9 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974149
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 812544
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812097
Jazz Combo Library
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746006
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745993
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745650
for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697389
Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (3 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1533640
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1019389
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 814902
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