"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: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 396083
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 633116
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650231
for: Horn, organ
AUSGABE IN C
Item no.: 490940
Young Band 3
for: Horn
Item no.: 140478
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649629
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 602360
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649585
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1107073
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 280827
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486614
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 192925
for: Hunting horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 310597
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650185
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 146748
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650232
for: Horn
Item no.: 864812
for: Horn, organ
AUSGABE IN ES
Item no.: 487094
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649630
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 664837
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 104900
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 247445
for: Instrument [voice]
BookScore (spiral binding)
Item no.: 563920
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 649125
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 331023
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 104897
for: Brass instrument
Music score
Item no.: 768493
DOE-BOEK voor muzikanten van 10-80 om te beginnen met improviseren
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1013300
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 471341
Volume 1: 70 études très faciles et faciles pour cor (Collection)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 100748
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 555144
Jedes Tier zeigt dir seinen Rhythmus
Für jeglichen musikalischen Basisunterricht in Musikschule, Grundschule und Kindergarten
for: Instrument [voice]
Music score
Item no.: 778535
34 Studies for brass instruments (treble clef)
including extra low register elements
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 375031
for: Instrument
Item no.: 137249
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 352997
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 136570
22 Vor- und Zwischenstudien zu den "60 Etüden" von C. Kopprasch
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 337528
for: Wind instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 212751
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 285638
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 605631
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 294021
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 677615
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 218282
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 295606
pour la trompe de chasse
for: Hunting horn
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 680660
für tiefes Horn (corno basso)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 104901
for: Wind instrument
Study book
Item no.: 607978
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 614826
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