"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 Solo
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1549120
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269796
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 473436
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 332155
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 297885
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 936675
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 911984
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 350407
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 483363
aus der Oper "Carmen"
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Score, part
Item no.: 637142
RWV C 42
Werke für Horn
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1632138
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 460695
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 214748
Classic Chorale Preludes
Arranged for Keyboard and Any Solo Instrument
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Piano score, solo part, online media (anthology)
Item no.: 692702
for: Horn, strings
Item no.: 408210
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 354384
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281908
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 637404
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 561199
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 228684
für 3 Ventil-Pleßhörner, 3 Natur-Pleßhörner und 4 Parforce-Hörner
for: 3-4 hunting horns
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 327474
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns [trumpets, hunting horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 627032
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 282690
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 181668
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 884541
for: Horn
Score, online audio
Item no.: 965389
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 463833
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 206570
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1542333
for: 2–4 horns
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1329121
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 585083
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 487425
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 973674
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1018264
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 877226
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315697
for: Horn, piano
CD
Item no.: 904068
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924421
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 303477
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 924952
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 326668
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 925895
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 928489
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 376119
for: Horn, brass band
Score
Item no.: 1590869
Eb major
for: 2 horns, chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 636501
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 581603
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