"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, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127490
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1711525
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 276136
for: Instrument
Item no.: 1012548
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623079
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623075
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623070
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 551384
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 191383
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 334653
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 583928
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F)], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635233
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 486202
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 905269
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 963935
7 Trios bekannter Komponisten aus dem 17./18. Jahrhundert
for: 3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562638
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 802521
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1169903
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 190450
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318053
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 974073
for: Horn
Single edition
Item no.: 663385
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 634288
Heft 1 (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Hunting horn
Item no.: 413071
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418495
for: Horn
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 166189
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 582863
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 893881
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 284361
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 370621
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 285026
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 677260
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580819
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/F)], big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672634
for: Horn, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 913374
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 292572
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287252
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 369811
for: Horn, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 619075
for: Horn, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1023576
for: Alphorn, brass band
Score, solo part
Item no.: 666375
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 462150
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1549127
for: 2 horns
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 1026649
for: Horn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1026643
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1024459
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