"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: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1571042
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1575468
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1575194
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1568953
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1572045
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1572021
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1571972
for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1571635
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1570986
for: 5 horns
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Item no.: 1570628
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1569399
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1569377
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1569300
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1569249
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1572078
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1572070
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1569849
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251665
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1248042
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1250605
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1250295
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1250177
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
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Item no.: 1248906
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1248741
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1219914
Pop und Rock
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1294234
Pop und Rock
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1295142
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1294953
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1294861
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1294860
Pop und Rock
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1294468
Pop und Rock
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1294377
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1293248
Klassik
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1293113
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1305119
for: Horn (F), guitar
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Item no.: 1305006
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1303251
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1303249
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1303196
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303195
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303527
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 593382
for horn and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593275
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 593221
for 4 horns and piano (keyboard), rhythm group ad lib
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662374
for: 3 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588014
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1129137
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128937