"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.
Wege zum Hornspielen – das Basiswissen
mit Cartoons von Napier Dunn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 332600
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 490968
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486595
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 225365
Ergänzungen zu den Ausgaben Band 1 und Band 2 von 1970 und 1975
for: Horn
Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 227752
98 duets
Edward H. Tarr Series
The Brass Press
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 332199
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 332014
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 628193
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1552705
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1286409
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1286366
from Orchestral Suite N° 2 BWV 1067
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307824
From Pelleas et Melisande
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307694
From Der Freischütz
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
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Pop und Rock
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1298330
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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Marsch
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571721
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574138
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1571511
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
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for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598705
for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1572215
for: Horn, piano; euphonium ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1572206
for: Horn, piano; euphonium ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1572161
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1572117
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