"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: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677757
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1689376
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108492
for: Horn, piano, harp,
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690938
sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera
'I due Foscari' di G. Verdi
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1670646
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072548
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796369
Zur Einführung in die Bühnenwerke von Richard Wagner
Edition Grosch
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1022427
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108483
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1137666
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1556678
for: Cor anglais [oboe], marimba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558893
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680270
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680183
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530846
from Jazz Suite No. 2
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019258
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530933
Köbl Edition
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688032
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680268
12 Pieces Progressives
for: 2 horns, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1072611
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139114
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042049
um 1815
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1655000
für Horn un Klavier
Nr. 5 & 6
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 302461
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 601828
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 658094
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146569
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 144331
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 483938
Collection Daniel Catalanotti et Vincent Léonard
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 688544
for: 2 horns (F)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1563089
Schule für Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 336478
Ensemble Time 55
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 578023
Ensemble Time 25
for: 8 horns
Item no.: 224898
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1013360
Masters of Lyrical Style
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1559882
interessante Sammlung, klassische Komponisten
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 775588
25 alpenländische Weisen
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, set of parts (anthology)
Item no.: 1566568
aus Suite gothique op. 25
for: 6 horns; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688424
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
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1559657
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185446
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 491604
19 traditionelle Stücke für die Gegenwart
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 762568
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