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: Accordion
Item no.: 213441
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108493
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 327436
for: Flexible ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 609075
Single edition
Item no.: 298724
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 635833
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 607264
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 939433
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 937510
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 937341
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 940759
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061322
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 946568
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 942807
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 941743
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 941555
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 948951
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 947787
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 603742
for: Piano [guitar/keyboard]; voice [melody instrument in C]
Music score
Item no.: 635459
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano [guitar]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 560170
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 367006
from the movie "The Sting“
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760330
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 757606
für Pop- und Jazzchor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 736653
for: Keyboard [piano]
Music score, MIDI-Diskette
Item no.: 328698
for: Piano [keyboard]; voice ad lib.
Music score, MIDI-Diskette
Item no.: 223518
for: Klavier, Gitarre und Gesang
Item no.: 214223
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 178389
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 173469
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 634722
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 109562
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 405755
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 243095
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 622731
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 214720
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Item no.: 182837
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 611912
Eleven pop and rock hits for trumpet
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 497636
for: Accordion
Item no.: 189202
Solo- und Rhythmusspieltechniken der Funk- und Soulgitarre
play guitar (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
Book, CD
Item no.: 159323
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1026999
for: Piano
Item no.: 108059
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 621871
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 109460
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 622876