"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: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199049
Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175467
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 838288
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551467
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 610757
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858085
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 290162
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 657694
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 552275
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 377381
Volume 3 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 431180
A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1152088
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681360
for: Horn (B flat)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175866
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 478817
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Sheet music, DVD
Item no.: 656206
for: Instrument
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 685945
Challenging Exercises & Etudes for Modern Improvisation
A Practice Guide for the Contemporary Musician
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 443578
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400876
Brass Method Books Series
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1697411
Studies That Will Improve Your...Lower-Middle Range, Flexiblilty, Technique, Rhythm, Tone, Ear
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1556108
ABRSM (Grade 6) to the end of 2020
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 963852
Trinity College London (Grade 8) to the end of 2018, LCM (Grades 7 to 8) until the end of 2016
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 611120
10 intervallic studies for solo instruments
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 565662
Music for Brass
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 971495
Horn Repertoire
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 165654
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 329086
for: Horn (E-flat)
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 1549116
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1633032
Technique and musical expression
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 758737
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971540
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 326669
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971529
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144733
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 809637
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 561582
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 107081
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1107131
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 476889
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 957476
More than 30 Lessons for all Instrumentalists
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 490533
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108752
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267294
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266887
Improvisation for all instruments
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 658035
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1165751
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1677583
for Eb Horn and Piano
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1631996
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