"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: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1148918
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 471992
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1701717
for: Horn, strings
Score
Item no.: 482468
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 430470
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652330
for: Flugelhorn [horn (F)], Organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1562703
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648785
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 376116
for: Horn, strings
Score
Item no.: 380850
for: Baritone horn [tuba/ horn], concert band
Score
Item no.: 1018327
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1012607
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 281912
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 342306
for: Hunting horn
Music score
Item no.: 775106
for: Hunting horn
Music score
Item no.: 775094
(complete)
for: Horn, piano
Performance scores
Item no.: 380854
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 354535
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1659044
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 910047
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995672
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 585038
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 997303
for: 3 horns
Score
Item no.: 669971
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 807844
for: Horn
Item no.: 213482
for: Horn (E-flat)
Item no.: 343297
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 864265
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 974101
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 926954
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 314941
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 859696
Piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 303085
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019253
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 613012
for: Horn (F), tuba (bass clef), concert band
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 1165802
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 810780
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1215519
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 936020
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 924782
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927190
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925569
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 925489
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 925333
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204427
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204382
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1317177
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 490941
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