"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.
3rd & 4th Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1017549
3rd & 4th Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1067927
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1349585
Oboe Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348901
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1349664
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 841785
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 842772
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348344
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829934
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829255
Cycle 2 Volume 1
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829644
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829031
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830262
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830186
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1015565
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 166925
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166920
Kawe
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 188582
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1147397
for: Horn
Single part Horn
Item no.: 345618
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 969998
for: Wind instrument
Item no.: 200997
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 429681
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 136049
for: Horn, organ
Score
Item no.: 150388
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 796962
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 583064
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1141622
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1139934
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963645
for: Horn (F), tuba (bass clef), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1165801
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 964013
for: 6 horns
Score
Item no.: 156089
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 349627
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 1009010
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430534
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430532
for: Horn
Item no.: 376426
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 922906
for: school orchestra [Horn]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 497762
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 560572
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267119
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1618424
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 796762