"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
Item no.: 637431
for: Horn
Item no.: 357154
(Teaching material)
for: Horn
Item no.: 129958
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 116792
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 340580
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 927440
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 775058
for: Instrument [voice]
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1552208
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 462959
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 199145
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 267423
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 778545
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266801
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724596
for: 1–3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 293416
for Horn and Piano
Music for Brass
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 432669
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 815466
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 163542
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689781
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 365896
All four horn concertos in an Urtext study score edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 579904
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1211439
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 419849
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 354273
For All Treble Clef Instruments
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 351075
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 199140
for Bb and Eb Instruments
for: Melody instrument (B-flat/E-flat)
Music score (melody with chords), Playback-CD
Item no.: 619698
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596462
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts (4)
Item no.: 159486
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 637156
17 songs of the world-famous band for Horn solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 682328
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 178104
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 606382
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291431
Volume 1: 22 Studies for French Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 392933
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 280767
Four Corners Collection
4 Hits from Western Movies
Das Hornquartett der Berliner Philharmoniker
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1161650
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634908
for: Horn, piano
Buch + Einzelstimme + Online-Audio
Item no.: 862437
for: 4 horns (F), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 633507
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351803
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 345619
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 373390
for: Horn (F), organ
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2974
for: Horn, harp
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553711
for: Horn (F)
Music score, playback-CD (mp3)
Item no.: 679815
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 129627
40 Progressive Duets for F or Eb Horns
for: 2 horns (F/E-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 486001
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