"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.
Pitch, Rhythm, and Harmony Training for Horn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1552525
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1582798
from String Quintet op. 114
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971664
Studien und Übungen für Blechblasinstrumente
Violinschlüssel
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 589498
Trompete, Cornet, Es-Horn, Euphonium, Posaune und Bass im Violinschlüssel
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 588109
For moving to a higher level of improvisation and confidence in any musical situation
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 457108
'Tap's, 'Tattoo's and 'To the Color' among 60 famous Bugle Calls
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1550495
Ausgabe NUR auf englisch / edition in English only!
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 261112
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 178744
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 366336
for: Horn, piano
Buch + Einzelstimme + Online-Audio
Item no.: 862592
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 892978
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858315
for: Horn (F)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1632216
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 489060
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 816184
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1352737
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 956057
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 198394
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 618049
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 242785
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 433422
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 629884
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1697407
Volume 4 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 431375
in five books
Vol. 4: Sinple measures (supplement of the 1st booklet)
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 301233
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 266966
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818890
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn (F)
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 660348
Intermediate Band Method
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1692327
for all treble clef instruments
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1550101
for Beginner Brass
Treble Clef Edition
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680847
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968234
For Group or Individual Study
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 214962
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971460
21 Modal Scales and Arpeggios
A Player's Guide for All Instruments from the esteemed author of Intervalic Improvisation
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 337929
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
DVD (Playback)
Item no.: 622970
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 465083
Horn Repertoire
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 549353
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681182
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 173981
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1541730
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971511
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 768430
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 333910
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