"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, piano
Book
Item no.: 969652
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Score
Item no.: 103428
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 583160
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 966681
for: Horn (F), tuba (bass clef), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1165803
for: 4-6 horns
Score
Item no.: 1009254
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 839242
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1617246
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 981795
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926825
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958196
for: Hunting horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 204474
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 819026
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 268340
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818439
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1652642
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1112177
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 867133
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 869447
op. 47/6
for: 2 horns, strings, basso continuo
Solostimme Horn II
Item no.: 734356
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600182
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649783
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650495
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650152
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071014
for: Horn, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 155104
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 181289
in E-flat Major
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634964
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1713992
Erstdruck
Erstdruck (Set) (Set)
for: Horn, orchestra
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 262352
for: Horn
Item no.: 244806
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 306492
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 778516
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 884815
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1539714
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138710
for Eb instrument (tenor horn/french horn/alto saxophone) and piano
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 666750
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1042132
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013350
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1140341
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070929
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108272
horn solo version 2017
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1541896
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1141731
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167151
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