"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
Music score
Item no.: 144381
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 999555
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210731
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 468484
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 806234
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971678
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1634983
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 145301
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1317636
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681362
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 893403
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 906439
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 217262
Polyrythms – Rythmes simultaneous
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205063
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 138743
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 588767
Two is a team
for: Horn, piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 613880
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1530948
18 Pieces for Brass, Grades 1-3
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 610678
for: Horn (F)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1328500
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 770696
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 982460
Volume 2 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 375867
for: Horn (F/B flat)
Music score
Item no.: 428733
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 863508
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 810592
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 350591
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1188605
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 137479
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144695
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1632014
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 118965
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766587
Volume 5 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 621869
Volume 1 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 142849
Beginning Band Method
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1692310
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551459
French horn method for beginners 1
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 858930
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1147115
The complete collection with 167 compositions in melody line with chord symbols
Artist Transcription
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Songbook
Item no.: 426168
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400864
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400704
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 330300
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 226300
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 458482
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 357303
Rhythmic mixtures
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205062
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1690889