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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1684813
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666390
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666236
Bm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665831
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665755
Bb
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665715
Bbm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665616
C#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666435
Am
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1666378
D
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1666377
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665778
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666414
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665775
A
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1666154
Dm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666100
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665834
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666400
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1666465
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666212
F
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665628
Db
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665632
Em
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665754
Bb
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665726
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1665844
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665719
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666485
C
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665712
F
for: Recorder
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1666440
B
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1666439
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690096
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690102
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
Grade 2
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1690590
Grade 2
Little Big Band Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1690586
Discovery Plus Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1684468
The great red larch
3 Pieces for Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1690566
from "Barbie"
Pop Young Band
for: Youth concert band
Score
Item no.: 1689414
Beginners & Intermediate students
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 1690789
For Guitar Ensemble
Powered by ROCK'S COOL
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 1672062
For Guitar Ensemble
Powered by ROCK'S COOL
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 1672064
a collection of 30 pieces
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1672842
Die Noten
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1677685
20 unvergessene Titel
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1692231
For Guitar Ensemble
Powered by ROCK'S COOL
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 1672069
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1687842
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1682143
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
A Complete Curriculum for Contemporary Drum Set Skills
Spiral Bound
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1687907