"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 (B-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 776973
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
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for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 260959
(Teaching material)
for: Snare drum
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 561172
for: Flute, piano, bass, drums
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 483613
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, choir score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813536
From the Classic Hot Licks Video Series
for: Guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online video
Item no.: 696951
for four recorders (AATB) (vocal ad lib)
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662943
for: Keyboard
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 135198
for: Accordion
Buch + CD
Item no.: 581138
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 617472
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 401734
Play like the pro’s!
16 lustige Beispielsolos zum Mitspielen
for: Trumpet (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1209950
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 218232
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 139354
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 625746
20 swing exercises
for: 1–3 alto saxophones
Music lesson book, single parts, playback CD
Item no.: 370759
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 149214
for: Violin
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 687543
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 167470
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774925
Contemporary Sax Styles by The Super Groovers
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 493023
Kurze Repertoire- oder Konzertstücke
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 188162
Tunes For Intermediate Improvisers
for: Combo [flute/violin/guitar/keyboard]
Realbook (C)
Item no.: 367907
for: Cello
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 340526
for: Drums
Book
Item no.: 1347648
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score
Item no.: 406416
28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
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for: 4 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445047
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 476187
for: Drum kit
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), big band
Score
Item no.: 328161
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 204816
for: Trumpet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 131439
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 667535
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; percussion ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 491348
Ten great etudes for playing and improvising on the blues
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 676413
Popular Songs Series
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 664063
for: Voice
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 294923
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 161604
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 467073
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 327871
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192872
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585407
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [keyboard, guitar]
Score
Item no.: 5002
GIA Music Education
for: Melody instrument (B-flat)
Music lesson book (spiral binding), online audio
Item no.: 492404
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