"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: Voice [melody instrument], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1187186
in five books
Book 2: Mixed measures
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 301231
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971511
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199050
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 333910
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680847
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1541730
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968234
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 897122
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681371
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 486195
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, online audio
Item no.: 479142
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 811750
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 549353
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 465083
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 339080
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 585706
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: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 224079
Brass Research Series
The Brass Press
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1671771
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1317920
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 966956
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 812221
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1107158
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 685922
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1107669
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1343163
since the early Middle Ages
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 165093
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266456
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1669645
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 118959
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144512
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 164648
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 473868
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971722
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 1126872
for all valve instruments
for: Brass instrument (with valves, treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 618010
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 279789
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107080
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352501
For daily use with any method
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 303062
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1106738
Symposium 1
Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern 4
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773268
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1193257
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210760
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1637237
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144381
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 999555