"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, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 198388
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834061
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 245132
for: 4 horns, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 634901
for: Horn
Item no.: 467573
for: Horn
Item no.: 473220
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253003
German Hornsound
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 766893
Traditional version (Rondo of Franz Xaver Süßmayr)
Urtext edition
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 116795
for 2 horns
2 scores
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 591595
for: Horn, strings
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 622947
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1021507
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 550361
Fit to Jam + 2 CDs
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 312630
Edition Schott
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738912
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 582263
for: Horn
Solostimme
Item no.: 301628
for: Horn (F); piano ad lib.
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 192286
for: 2 saxophones [clarinets/trumpets/horns]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4679
for: Bassoon [horn], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1562664
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 306207
for all instruments
Jazz Instruction
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 654966
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 358871
for: Hunting horn
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 636428
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 562955
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1531082
Brass cartoons
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 304038
Studien und Übungen für Blechblasinstrumente
Violinschlüssel
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 589499
Schule
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 868507
for: Horn; piano ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 198807
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 469940
for the french horn soloist
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 226725
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 606079
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403544
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch + CD
Item no.: 808072
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351704
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 205276
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 924808
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 403658
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 956473
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 860583
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 473091
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1589885
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 863522
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 243294
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268375
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 198395
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