"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.
Gospel
for: Choir (2 voices) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5003
Gospel
for mixed choir (SATB) and piano / organ ad lib.
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [organ] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1909
Spiritual from Trinidad
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1161
Gospel
for: Mixed choir (SAAB), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 2020
Gospel
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1325
Gospel
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1326
Gospel, arranged for 2 Voices and Keyboard / Guitar
for: Mixed choir (2 voices), keyboard [guitar]
Score
Item no.: 5011
Gospel
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1020
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano [keyboard, guitar]; percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 5001
Spiritual für Chor und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 3374
Folk Hymn
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2132
Spiritual für Chor und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 3454
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 738688
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760848
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760850
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760826
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760828
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760852
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760851
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760829
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760786
for: Women's choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760789
Gospel for mixed choir and piano
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 1731
Gospel
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [keyboard, guitar]
Score
Item no.: 5002
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2944
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338662
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339231
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338784
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338846
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338723
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339204
Gospel
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [keyboard/guitar]; percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 5000
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score, audio files
Item no.: 1211
Gospel
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score, audio files
Item no.: 1210
Bossa
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3883
Gospel
for: Voice, keyboard
Sheet music
Item no.: 1622
Folk Hymn
bearbeitet für zwei gleiche Instrumente
for: 2 violins [descant recorders/clarinets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2151
Based on Traditional Gospels
for: 2 violins [clarinets]
Sheet music
Item no.: 2042
for guitar
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 2287
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375676
for Piano
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5364
for Piano
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5365
Based on Traditional Gospels
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Sheet music
Item no.: 2043
for guitar
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 2277
for Piano
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5367
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338863
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375173