"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.
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798233
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798227
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798220
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 376293
for: Combo
Item no.: 310525
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309482
for: Concert band
Dirigierauszug mit Stimmen
Item no.: 205516
for: Concert band
Dirigierauszug mit Stimmen
Item no.: 205515
for: Guitar
Item no.: 1539024
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 213719
for: Bass, Gitarre, Drums, Keyboard, Saxophon, Trompete, Flöte und Violine
Item no.: 357474
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1340933
for: 3 violins [2 violins, viola / violin, 2 violas / violin, viola, bass]
Part 3 (Viola)
Item no.: 192082
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648777
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 892187
for: 6 Klaviere
Score
Item no.: 1622774
for: 4 Alt-Saxophone
Item no.: 1617338
26 Stücke für jede Gelegenheit
1. Stimme in C (Flöte)
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices); timpani ad lib.
Part 1 in C
Item no.: 636724
for: Electric organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 102881
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 602955
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1084872
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1082664
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1081358
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1017178
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 243821
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 243820
for: Small wind band
Baritone horn 1, 2 in C, bass clef (orchestral part)
Item no.: 589594
for: Small wind band
Saxophone 1, 2 alto in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 589576
for: Small wind band
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 589568
15 Arrangements for Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 586376
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105923
for: Sprecher, Jugendchor (Kinderchor) und Klavier (Kontrabass und Schlagzeug ad libitum)
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 190478
15 Arrangements for Young Jazz Ensemble
for: Jazz wind class (big band)
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 606089
for: Piano
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1551781
for: 1–2 trumpets, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600975
for: 1–2 flutes, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600956
for: Flute, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 600838
for: Concert band
Baritone saxophone in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1517663
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1519766
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 1480277
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1095828
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1095668
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