"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.
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 327418
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 585837
Easy Jazz Ensemble Paks
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 814783
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 810300
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809375
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808980
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808532
Easy Jazz Ensemble Paks
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 807215
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778012
Solo Trombone Feature
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777917
Young Jazz Classics
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746066
Jazz Combo Library
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745958
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697703
Young Jazz Classics
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690684
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019841
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813119
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813011
Hal Leonard Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812783
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812315
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810187
Duet Feature for Trumpet and Tenor Sax
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808919
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807293
Gospel und Spiritual
for: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 347548
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 221332
New Sounds for Concert Band 161
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688848
10 favourite classical tangos, original version and jazzy arrangement
for: Piano
Music score (anthology), online audio
Item no.: 817184
Swiss Composers Series
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Organ score, Parts
Item no.: 586507
Swiss Composers Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1022561
The Complete Scores
for: Guitar or Guitar Quartet
Score
Item no.: 815769
Second Floor Music Jazz
for: Jazz Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 460298
Second Floor Music Jazz
for: Jazz Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 329921
from Joyful Noise
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 616787
Pace Jazz Piano Education
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1328422
Jazz Chorals
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 805516
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 492465
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 808737
LKM Music
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 881208
Second Floor Music Jazz
for: Jazz Sextet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1168188
ALB
Happy Traum Clear diagrams and photos of the most-often used right-hand patterns, plus blues tunes to practise.
Picture Chords How To Use Them
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 414442
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985744
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985734
Jazz Chorals
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811346
Discovery Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 808685
Discovery Level 2
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805889
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805540
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803396
Tuba Quintet
for: Tuba Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876877
22 Selections for Piano solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 611077
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