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.
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034841
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034837
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034812
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034766
C#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034758
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034755
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034754
C#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034731
Gm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032297
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1681117
A
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028999
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028896
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028807
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028764
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028751
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028488
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028486
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028475
Dm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028468
Ebm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028368
Db
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028367
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028360
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027344
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027257
Em
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027251
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027175
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028356
Bbm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028214
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028153
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028133
Dm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028085
D
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027953
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027901
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027869
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027790
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027670
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027570
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029066
for: Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, Voice
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029056
F#m
for: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Voice
Guitar Tab
Item no.: 1024745
Bm
for: Bass guitar
Bass Tab
Item no.: 1024702
As performed by the Pointer Sisters
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 617263
Db
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036142
C#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036034
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035521
G#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035224
Em
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034063
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1033901