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.
Keyboard, Guitar, Drums & Percussions optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 597723
Gitarre, Schlagzeug und Percussion ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Brass winds (5 parts); rhythm group (piano, bass, drum kit) ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 597713
from Symphony No. 3 "Don Quixote" Mvt. I
Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1061852
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1672407
Collection of 42 Hits from the worlds best DJ
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 673563
Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 687591
How Marshall, Hiwatt, Vox, and More Changed the Sound of Music
for: Electric guitar [acoustic guitar]
Book
Item no.: 669775
für Fender G-Dec Gitarrenverstärker
Acht Songs mit Tabulatur und Backing Tracks
for: Electric guitar
Music score, SD card
Item no.: 587283
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 399723
A guide to developing grooves, improvisation, and technical mastery within modern music styles and settings
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 781059
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 416190
35 Hits für Akustik-Gitarre in Standardnotation und Tabulatur
(mit Texten)
for: Voice, guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 325886
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811084
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook (vocal, guitar TABs and chords)
Item no.: 227261
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 473048
A comprehensive approach to vocal improvisation
with rhythmic and melodic exercises, solos, vocal bass lines and more
for: Voice
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 602248
Here comes the Sun - Something - While my Guitar gently weeps
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 679923
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1021672
100 Songs from the '60s in the key of C
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 585059
Note-for-Note Keyboard Transcriptions
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 609220
Main Theme from Walt Disney Pictures' "Brother Bear"
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672288
Updated Edition
35 Hit Singles
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 680375
Acoustic Guitar Collection songbook
vocal/guitar/tab/rock score
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 642267
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Guitar
Music score (with fingering chart and tabs)
Item no.: 375549
Pop und Rock
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 226277
For Changed and Unchanged Voices
Methodology Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 802519
Just Real Book
Just Classic Songs from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music score (melody, chords, lyrics)
Item no.: 366366
Here comes the Sun - Something - While my Guitar gently weeps
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1658078
26 Songs from the legendary Album for Guitar (Vocals ad libitum)
Guitar Recorded Versions
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 678624
Pop Choral Series
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 812697
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 155254
Guitar Signature Licks
A step-by-step breakdown the guitar styles and techniques
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 340039
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 211648
Keyboard Recorded Versions
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 603361
The Real Book
for: C Instruments and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 290991
Book
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 470374
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 302596
Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809078
Essential Elements String Orchestra Series
for: String class
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634889
Berklee Guide
for: Voice
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 659200
3am Edition
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 1550916
Guitar Recorded Version
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 468201
Easy Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 446933
Volume I & II
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 816855
Songbook with 59 hits of the 80s
for voice and piano (guitar)
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 618747
for: Guitar
Sheet music, CD, DVD
Item no.: 428137
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Artist Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 444200
Guitar Book
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 400359