"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: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Guitar
Music score, CD
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for: Violin
Music score, online audio
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for: Blockflöte
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Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Musical
Book
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for: Saxophone, Trumpet and Trombone
Buch
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Score, set of parts, online audio
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
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for: Guitar
Music score, CD
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
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for: Voice, guitar
Songbook (with lyrics, chords and guitar grips – without notes)
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for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Violin
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1654900
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1645451
for: Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Solo
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Brass band
Score
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for: Saxophone
Buch + CD
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for: Guitar
Music lesson book, demo CD
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Traditional Spiritual
Sacred Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: School class (basic school)
Lesson book (with online media)
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Ukulele
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online video
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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Traditional Spiritual
Sacred Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Melody instrument
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Trumpet; piano ad lib.
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Bass trombone (valve)
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Book
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for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
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