"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.
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551460
in five books
Vol. 3: Simultaneous Rhythms
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 301232
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.: 684152
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681393
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681356
spiral bound
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1353110
Symposium 2
mit zum Teil farbigen Abbildungen und Notenbeispielen sowie Hörbeispielen, die über die Website der HKB zugänglich sind
Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern 6
for: Horn
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773267
A Self-Help Guide for Hornists
for: Horn
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1108856
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 197282
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 561210
for: Brass instrument (B-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 180569
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.: 214807
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 563192
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 610756
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 118945
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 361544
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 428809
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 840048
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1107807
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 227559
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 478818
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 468482
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 191636
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 131091
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1149577
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 977574
Pop und Rock
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1635395
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400870
LCM (Grade 8) until the end of 2016
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 963597
ABRSM (Grade 6) to the end of 2020
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 611119
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Stimmensatz 4 Hörner in F
Item no.: 1633033
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 941988
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 197281
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 614987
Mixed bars, beat changes
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205060
A fresh approach
Schott Sight-Reading Series
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 610528
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 635008
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 473862
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971770
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204419
for: Horn, piano
Buch + Einzelstimme + Online-Audio
Item no.: 862540
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 489565
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352500
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971489
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 131090
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 682717
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 552277
for: Brass instrument
Book
Item no.: 416721
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