"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.
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551827
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 644250
Jazz
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139782
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 775275
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687773
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 780669
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073117
für Horn, 2 Violinen,Viola, Basso
Lund Nr. 11
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 661710
tutto cio che si deve sapere
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773652
for: Horn (E-flat), orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1657532
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 879484
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108579
Ensemble Time 44a
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 175396
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 205741
Mega Pop 2000 15
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 174514
Ausgabe für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 419846
Mega Pop 2003 4
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 329360
Einzelausgabe für ES-Instrument mit Klavierbegleitung Metallica
for: Alto saxophone [Baritone saxophone/Horn] (E-flat)
Item no.: 187362
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1014984
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 292476
19 Spielstücke
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 209651
für Horn in F (Bassetthorn)
for: Horn in F [bassethorn], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 243558
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 278538
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 302916
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 469233
Vioolsleutel In C
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 468377
Ensemble Time 50
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 365185
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 601157
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 456953
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 145654
für Corno da Caccia in C oder B
aus der Orgelsonate Nr. 4 op. 65
for: Horn, organ
Organ score, solo parts
Item no.: 660868
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 337748
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 350392
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 333307
für 2 Waldhörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 335394
from the 18th-Century Britain
The Brass Press
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 427828
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 143204
Small Pieces
Startup Solo
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1688050
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 490374
um 1820
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1657006
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242476
Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600234
Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600232
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1216734
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1219899
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220429
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220088
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1218933
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