"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: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 460695
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 214748
Classic Chorale Preludes
Arranged for Keyboard and Any Solo Instrument
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Piano score, solo part, online media (anthology)
Item no.: 692702
for: Horn, strings
Item no.: 408210
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 561199
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns [trumpets, hunting horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 627032
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 884541
for: Horn
Score, online audio
Item no.: 965389
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 206570
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 585083
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 487425
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1018264
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 877226
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315697
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924421
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 303477
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 924952
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 326668
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 925895
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 928489
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 376119
for: Horn, brass band
Score
Item no.: 1590869
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 581603
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 658931
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656103
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648783
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 644096
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1657538
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1655046
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 766967
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958090
for: Horn, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 678967
for: Horn (F)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 463829
for: Horn (F) (solo), Brass ensemble (9 parts)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966598
for horn in E-flat and F
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 245378
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
[englisch]
Item no.: 171509
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 663774
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669987
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1558688
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 576893
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315533
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 694936
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266922
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266759
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 820123
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 818941
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