"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: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 663988
for: Alto saxophone [horn] (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2907
for: Alto saxophone [horn] (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4069
for: Horn
Sheet music
Item no.: 4993
for: 2 horns [trumpets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4779
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 809559
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 561647
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 801093
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 459966
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 217572
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 812892
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 265843
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926725
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 925666
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 861345
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 964228
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 982089
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 927214
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 926970
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 925662
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 928769
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204413
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204406
Solo Arrangements of 14 Favorite Songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 477793
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 302519
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 955632
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 330020
for: Instrument
Music Teaching Book, CD, App
Item no.: 778378
Jazz
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 921891
Collection Michel Garcin-Marrou
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 560607
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 633266
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395211
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404501
15 folk favorites for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 616213
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 649715
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 603794
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 581830
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 174980
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 146667
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268377
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267565
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 267350
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 266920
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266863
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266740
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266618
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 100734
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