"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: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107309
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 618637
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, Playback-CD
Item no.: 299453
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 172086
for: Horn
Item no.: 432764
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 601171
for: Instrument [voice]
Cards (teaching material)
Item no.: 668968
for: Horn
Fingering chart
Item no.: 129365
for horn
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 662492
120 cards for any late elementary music student
for: Instrument [voice]
Cards (teaching material)
Item no.: 474560
Complete Film Series
Piano Accompaniment for the Instrumental Solos Series
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), piano
Sheet music (piano accompaniment), online playback
Item no.: 606546
Embouchure building & High register training
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199056
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 667430
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283185
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 165089
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 767337
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 619523
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 332116
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1317718
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 770686
for: Instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 350043
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.: 601169
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 491673
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 611945
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
2 music scoress, 5 CDs
Item no.: 680339
Breathing – Support – Embouchure
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199061
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 964751
for: Instrument
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 266056
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music lesson book, single parts, playback CD
Item no.: 245958
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 201865
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107371
from 'Once upon a Time in America'
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1317343
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778583
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267010
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 662819
Einzelausgabe für ES-Instrument mit Klavierbegleitung Metallica
for: Alto saxophone [Baritone saxophone/Horn] (E-flat)
Item no.: 187362
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433867
ce qu’il faut en savoir
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773651
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 245512
for: 3 horns
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 213109
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 334088
Volume 1: Church Cantatas BWV 1–89
Musica Rara
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 193982
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 897226
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 470486
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 278287
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 664742
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1221010
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