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: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378895
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374150
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373850
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374917
for: Choral
Item no.: 1372488
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373676
for: Marching Band
Snare Drum/Bass Drum
Item no.: 1421872
for: Marching Band
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Item no.: 1421804
for: Marching Band
Tonal Bass Drum
Item no.: 1421777
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1386329
for: Choral Pax
1st & 2nd B-flat Trumpets
Item no.: 1411269
for: Choral Pax
Flute 1 & 2
Item no.: 1411162
Nine Hits from the Movie for Soprano Recorder
Recorder Fun!
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 681686
40 Broadway Classics for Solo Tenor Saxophone
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 678599
Solo Arrangements Of 15 Of Today's Hits With CD Accompaniment
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 611505
101 Songs
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 675625
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 312201
Easy Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 658939
Pro Vocal
for: Voice, guitar [keyboard]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 658663
The number one hit by Meghan TrainorDiscovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 636832
Beginning Piano Solo Songbook
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 566094
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 489530
Piano Vocal
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399671
50 beliebte Hits aus den Bereichen Pop, Film, Musical und Traditionals leicht gesetzt für Ukulele (inkl. Songtexte)
Ukulele
for: Ukulele; voice ad lib.
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 665456
50 Favorite Hits with Lyrics and Chords
for: Flute
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 632624
Vocal Solo
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar), online audio
Item no.: 585912
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 170734
Keyboard Play-Along Volume 4
for: Keyboard [piano]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 466535
Pop, Film and Show
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676552
for: Saxophone
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 157138
Miller Rag - Boogie For Strings - Jazz Invention - Passacaglia In Jazz - Birthday Serenade
Pop Music
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Single parts, Book
Item no.: 271844
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 600993
mit Text und Akkorden
for: Accordion; voice, guitar [keyboard] ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 686371
The New Decade Series
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1672864
One-of-a-kind collection of accessible, must-know hits form the Weeknd and Lizzo to U2 and Michael Jackson
for: Drum kit
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1555471
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Music score
Item no.: 770148
Contemporary Choral
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 814702
Contemporary Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 807320
Theme from the TV Series Bonanza
Pop Specials For Strings
for: String orchestra; piano ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614982
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 430295
Easy Pop Specials For Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 346149
Easy Piano Personality
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 626273
ALB
A collection of Beatles classics. Includes 'And I Love Her', 'Blackbird', 'Eleanor Rigby', 'I Feel Fine', 'If I Fell', 'Michelle' and 'Yesterday' and 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away'.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score, Choir score
Item no.: 242841
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 815301
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 817950
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 806827
for Mallet Percussion
Instrumental Folio
for: Mallets
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 780578
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 777631