"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
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for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
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for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
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for: Women's Choir [SA], Violin and Cello
Choir score
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All Jazzed Up!
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: SAB or Three-Part
Einzelstimme
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for: SAB or Three-Part
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: SAB or Three-Part
Einzelstimme
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for: Guitar
Music score, CD
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for: Mouth organ
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
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for: Piano
Songbook
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for: Ukulele
Study book (with standard notation and guitar grips)
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Alfred's Classic Edition
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
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The great book of tunes for all kinds of gigs from classical to jazz music
for: 1–2 cellos; guitar/piano ad lib.
Parts (2)
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score, online audio
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for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
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for: Electric organ
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for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
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for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (Hardcover)
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Studies in classical, jazz, rock, world music and folk styles (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Violin
Item no.: 151441
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Flexible ensemble (5 parts), piano (school orchestra)
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Percussion
Music score, online playback
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for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Ensemble score
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for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
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Leichte Klavierstücke für den Einstieg in die Popularmusik
for: Piano
Music score
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for: 2 voices, piano
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15 Arrangements for Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Score, Parts
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Study score
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for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: 3 clarinets
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for: Guitar
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for: Melody instrument (E-flat)
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
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for: Guitar
Music score
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