Modern, commercial, international pop music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With hundreds of hits from world famous pop artists including Abba, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Shakira and Taylor Swift, have a look through our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Pop Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of pop music with Stretta Music today!
“Pop music… it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.”
Paul Epworth, Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter.
Any music throughout history which was designed for dance or entertainment can be named pop music. From folk songs and dances, through to classical ensembles and operetta, pop music as we know it today evolved gradually, thrilling audiences, guests, bourgeoise, proletariat, young and old alike.
Many believe the birth of what we deem pop music today happened at the end of the nineteenth century, where Ragtime and Blues evolved into Swing and Jazz. From there, in the 1940s, Jazz moved into Bebop, which moved into Modern Jazz, whereas out of Blues came early R & B, and it was through R & B that Rock ’n’ Roll developed.
One of the big challenges in the pop music world in the first half of the twentieth century was amplification. In the 1930-40s, many people were playing around with microphones, pick-ups and amps, but with the Shure Model 55 Fatboy microphone in 1939, the Fender Esquire Electric Guitar in 1949, the Fender Precision Bass Guitar in 1951, amplification became a problem of the past, and with good quality equipment being much more readily available, the 1950s saw a hug boom in pop music, with artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley helping pop music to grow, and reach more and more people around the world.
Today, we enjoy a wide range of pop music, from Justin Bieber to Coldplay, from Selena Gomez to Adele, no matter your preference, there’s something here for everyone.
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666390
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1684813
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1672407
Bm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665831
Bbm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665616
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665755
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665778
A Complete Curriculum for Contemporary Drum Set Skills
Spiral Bound
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1687909
A Complete Curriculum for Contemporary Drum Set Skills
Spiral Bound
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1687906
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1654702
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665834
A Complete Curriculum for Contemporary Drum Set Skills
Spiral Bound
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1687907
Dm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666100
Voices Rising/Concert Pop
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1654696
Db
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665632
Em
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665754
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665844
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1654699
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666485
B
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666439
A Complete Curriculum for Contemporary Drum Set Skills
Spiral Bound
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1687904
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB), piano
Score, 20 choir scores
Item no.: 1178768
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1687842
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666236
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684441
For Guitar Ensemble
Powered by ROCK'S COOL
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 1672062
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690096
Bb
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665715
The New Decade Series
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1672858
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654412
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654410
C#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666435
The great red larch
3 Pieces for Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1690566
For Guitar Ensemble
Powered by ROCK'S COOL
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 1672069
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654452
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Viola
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654402
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1682143
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666414
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665775
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654403
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Cello
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654401
Beginners & Intermediate students
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 1690789
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666400
F
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665628
The New Decade Series
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1672864
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
Grade 2
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690591
for Piano Duet
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1690575
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654409