"Never let the horns out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud." Richard Strauss
Luckily not everyone thinks like Strauss, thank goodness! Browse our sheet music, tuition books & scores, and whether you are after Horn for Beginners, Jazz Horn, or Concert Pieces for Horn, we have a wide range of styles and genres, and there’s something for everybody!
The horn is a brass instrument used primarily in classical music. It is often referred to as the French horn or ’corno’ in orchestral repertoire. Historically, people used animal horns to call to one and other, and they soon started replicating this natural design out of metal, creating the first Hunting Horns, and Natural Horns. These horns had no valves, and played only natural tones.
In the 16th Century, horns were first developed into musical instruments. Although there were many permutations of the horn throughout music history, the design we recognise today has a funnel mouthpiece, valves, and a wide-ranging bell. Did you know that if you straightened out the horn, it would stretch to almost four meters?
The horn was used very differently, depending on its stage of development, and the era. It ranges from hunting motifs in the Baroque and Classical periods, to long, melodic phrases in the late Romantic period. At that time, Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner, Richard Wagner and above all Richard Strauss wrote much more complex parts for the horn, and they wrote for up to 12 horns in their orchestral works.
As a chamber instrument, the horn not only plays a big role within brass ensembles, but is often paired up with woodwind and string ensembles, to give depth and warmth to the sound. A few famous examples are the Telemann Concerto a Tre for Horn, Recorder & Basso Continuo, the Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings.
As a solo instrument, among the most famous works are Handel’s Horn Concertos, Mozart’s Horn Concertos and Richard Strauss’ Concertos for Horn.
for: Horn
Item no.: 172039
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 649016
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1025245
für Horn und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 636511
aus dem Nachlass vom Dachboden eines unbekannten Hornisten
Edition Knauer bei "Buch und Note"
Spiralbindung
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score (anthology)
Item no.: 696822
for: Baritone horn [trombone/ horn], concert band
Item no.: 477357
51 melodische Ohrwürmer für zwei Hörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682517
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107698
Collection Hansjörg Angerer
Kompositionen für Hornensemble. 2-4 Hörner. Partitur, 1., 2. und 3. Horn in F. Grade A - leicht. Inkl. CD.
for: 2–4 horns
Book, CD
Item no.: 177541
Scott Joplin
Play-Along Ausgabe für Bariton in Bb und Horn in F inkl. CD mit Halb- und Vollplayback.
for: Baritone horn (B-flat) [horn (F)]
Book, Playback-CD
Item no.: 307510
Horn Early elementary-intermediate
Grades 1–5
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1560897
for: Horn
Item no.: 104770
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988496
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 300172
für Horn und Klavier (1800)
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 607306
für Horn, 2 Violinen, Viola, Cello
for: Horn, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 340011
for: Horn (E-flat)
Item no.: 277087
Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 1356755
transponierte ausgabe
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1200285
12 Duetten für zwei Hörner
for: 2 horns
Score, part
Item no.: 555863
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 932989
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 932329
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 941369
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 943409
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 947811
plus zwei Studien
Hans Pizka Edition - Studien für Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 336976
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475856
Polka für ein tiefes Soloinstrument und Blasorchester
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/F/E-flat/C low), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1589050
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874158
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 885113
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 884795
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 886979
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 883080
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875893
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875589
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 873222
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 649861
3. Fantaisie für Pianoforte und Horn Horn, Klavier Stimmensatz
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 647052
for: Horn
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1353089
Edition for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1670744
Edition Maulwurf
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677567
for: 3 horns (F/E-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 132267
für zwei Hörner und Orgel
for: 2 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684528
Edition Peter Damm
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 582989
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348041
for: Horn
Item no.: 326199
Geschichte und musikalische Nutzung
25. Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium
Michaelstein, 8. bis 10. Oktober 2004
Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte 70
for: Horn
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 487349
for: Horn
Item no.: 350133
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