"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, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655938
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 310742
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1355371
for: Horn, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 618826
for: Horn, string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 335629
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1624969
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part(n)
Item no.: 134550
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1661189
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 329270
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1646456
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1646131
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1624264
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1624263
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1624064
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 1618495
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 866962
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 870060
for: Horn
Single part(n)
Item no.: 378753
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 630024
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 306506
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 306476
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 465385
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1211989
for: 3 horns
Single part Horn 3
Item no.: 1669501
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1138477
Duos, Trios, Quatuors Pour Cors En Fa
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1137979
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1192639
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320632
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070820
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 797177
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071547
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1020587
Le Cor
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1140305
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320746
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108310
komponiert im Januar 1816
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1652753
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071534
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194411
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138365
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1140841
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1137559
for: Horn
Item no.: 299566
Kawe
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 225539
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 486643
for: Horn, piano
AUSGABE IN B-DUR
Item no.: 490965
for: Horn, piano
FASSUNG IN C-DUR
Item no.: 490932
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486616
Kawe
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 188583
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