"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 (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271430
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271178
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1271148
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271012
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271587
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253943
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253907
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254528
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254524
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253736
for: 3 horns (F)
Ensemble score, solo parts
Item no.: 647999
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 872569
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 276134
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1015022
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1550486
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 194971
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 479944
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 288865
for: Hunting horn
Item no.: 129939
for: 4 hunting horns
Score
Item no.: 199141
for: 2–4 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 350516
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 291785
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 374061
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 639062
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 850288
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 633048
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 224682
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 224680
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 736628
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682896
for: Horn, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 769786
for: Horn (F) [cello], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 629953
for: Horn
Magnet
Item no.: 483216
for: Horn, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 459917
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 554925
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072263
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1611212
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 478677
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.: 242754
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 473677
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1677564
German Hornsound
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677755
Hommage à la Mémoire de Punto
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1676939
from 'Once upon a Time in America'
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689748
for: 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1678131
Y todo lo que se debe saber
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1671609
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559950
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