"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 (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282957
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252471
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252410
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 605153
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 664150
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 899960
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 489465
(ca. 1776)
Originalausgabe für zwei Naturhörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1200286
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1219970
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166543
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 265639
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 915147
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1148141
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 409453
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273244
for: Horn (F) (solo), 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996545
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 281904
for: 4 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 627891
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 627704
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995670
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 649830
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530987
for: 2 horns
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 661009
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135448
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1340774
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 125260
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1344013
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 905725
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 321526
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1165856
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1165855
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 428319
Horn in E-Flat and in F
including printable Piano parts on CD
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 488464
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623071
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1669322
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1022305
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648778
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 613322
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 883961
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 648701
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 665176
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 806048
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 341171
for horn and ochestra
for: Horn, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 121182
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 171350
for horn and ochestra
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298301
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 162506
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1069
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