"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: Tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, rhythm section (piano [keyboard]/ guitar/ bass/ drums)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745639
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745524
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916456
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 172244
for: Double bass
Item no.: 292398
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 212035
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 631086
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735921
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 488471
Edition Schott
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 726650
for: 4 trumpets [4 cornets]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1216701
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [flugelhorn] (solo), 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996742
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 936046
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 935985
for: Big band
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 134530
for: Tenor saxophone, piano [organ]
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 364979
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices); rhythm group ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 246698
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 207965
for: Flexible wind ensemble (4 voices); rhythm group ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 246701
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 602640
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 493972
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 620996
for: Flute [Violin] and Piano
Book
Item no.: 566242
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 624456
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 602042
9 easy pieces with versions
for: Clarinet; piano ad lib.
Solo part, Piano accompaniment, online-audio
Item no.: 642851
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1638580
Edition Schott
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 1566294
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 289237
for: Flute, violin, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662434
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 637462
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 112255
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 162025
for: Melody instrument (B-flat) [trumpet/clarinet/tenor saxophone]
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 361977
for: Melodic instrument in C
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 361942
for: Alto saxophone, organ
Item no.: 350271
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 493973
for: Trombone (solo), 2 trumpets, horn, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 666778
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916744
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 935745
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 463446
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 446311
based on “Tango” by Isaac Albéniz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725460
for: Piano
Item no.: 617533
for: Sopran-Saxophon und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 612971
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 747915
Fantasia on the Rondo from the Piano Sonata in A major K. 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750440
for: Jazz Ensemble. Features Tenor Saxophone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 936230