"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.
from Thaïs
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1279530
In Form Eines Sonatensatzes, Op. 6
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282534
Op. 33 (1876)
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282181
K. 412
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282059
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 470839
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 593949
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1217937
Gefangenenchor aus Nabucco (Va pensiero)
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663145
for 4 horns and piano (keyboard) (rhythm group ad lib)
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662252
for 4 horns and piano (keyboard) (rhythm group ad lib)
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662239
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 594255
for: 2 wind instruments
Ensemble score (C)
Item no.: 1022150
Brass Band
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 595448
for 3 horns and piano (keyboard) (guitar, bass, drums ad lib)
for: 3 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665546
for 3 horns and piano (keyboard), (guitar, bass, drums ad lib)
for: 3 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665059
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 470361
horn-lokk for solo horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 633923
for: Cor anglais [viola, horn (F)], organ
Organ score, Parts
Item no.: 232471
KV 447
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 680361
pour cor en fa et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 685491
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1614587
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615068
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614925
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614924
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611874
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611842
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611744
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1240113
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286337
aus den 12 methodischen Sonaten, op. XII
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286672
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284915
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1242904
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242790
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242454
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244293
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244292
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244123
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249387
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1577844
for: 1–3 alphorns (F), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1298472
for: 1–3 alphorns (F), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1298458
for: 1–3 alphorns (F), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1298442
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297187
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297185
20 Titles
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1297098
Ländlerische Tänze KV 606
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299162
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397143
From Peer Gynt
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298944
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