"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.
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551827
Jazz
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139782
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 775275
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073117
für Horn, 2 Violinen,Viola, Basso
Lund Nr. 11
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 661710
for: Horn (E-flat), orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1657532
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 879484
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108579
Ensemble Time 44a
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 175396
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 205741
Mega Pop 2000 15
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 174514
Ausgabe für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 419846
Mega Pop 2003 4
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 329360
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 292476
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 302916
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 469233
Vioolsleutel In C
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 468377
Ensemble Time 50
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 365185
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 601157
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 456953
für Corno da Caccia in C oder B
aus der Orgelsonate Nr. 4 op. 65
for: Horn, organ
Organ score, solo parts
Item no.: 660868
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 337748
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 350392
für 2 Waldhörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 335394
um 1820
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1657006
de Purcell à Debussy
pour flûte, hautbois, clarinette, saxophone alto, violon ou trompette
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 552076
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1203818
Fanfare für Parforcehörner in Eb
Gewid. Herrn Univ.-Prof. Hansjörg Angerer (50)
for: 4 hunting horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1638425
Werke von Komponisten aus dem 16./17./18. Jahrhundert
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1557071
d'Apres La Pratique Des Compositeurs
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834025
for: Horn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 796984
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 610854
für 4 Hörner oder 4 Wagnertuben
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019249
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 833775
für Horn in F oder Es und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 649866
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 649016
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1025245
für Horn und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 636511
for: Baritone horn [trombone/ horn], concert band
Item no.: 477357
51 melodische Ohrwürmer für zwei Hörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682517
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107698
Collection Hansjörg Angerer
Kompositionen für Hornensemble. 2-4 Hörner. Partitur, 1., 2. und 3. Horn in F. Grade A - leicht. Inkl. CD.
for: 2–4 horns
Book, CD
Item no.: 177541
Scott Joplin
Play-Along Ausgabe für Bariton in Bb und Horn in F inkl. CD mit Halb- und Vollplayback.
for: Baritone horn (B-flat) [horn (F)]
Book, Playback-CD
Item no.: 307510
Horn Early elementary-intermediate
Grades 1–5
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1560897
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988496
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 300172
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