"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.: 285621
for: Horn
Item no.: 565683
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287253
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 828435
Solo Arrangements of 15 Favorite Songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 577536
RV 538, 539
for: 2 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1631896
12 Hits from Coldplay for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 616901
for: Brass instrument
Study book, DVD
Item no.: 1658807
for: Horn, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 265656
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531114
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 668332
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 816881
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 354218
Mega Pop 2001 12
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 139135
for: Horn, harp
Score, part
Item no.: 780903
Eine Elegie
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Music score
Item no.: 1031414
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 417725
Mega Pop 2004 01
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 134327
Elektra - Der Rosenkavalier
Band 2
for: Horn
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100607
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009301
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 1145628
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1317930
from the Horn Concerto in D Major
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971680
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 692029
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1352661
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 810191
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968226
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1147383
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 489566
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691077
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1152000
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 433868
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1157015
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1159633
Kingfisher Brass
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 971467
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1352548
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 687901
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 489564
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685581
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 806483
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 668443
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691078
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1158024
FJH Piano Teaching Library
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968241
english edition with german insert-sheet
A comprehensive band method
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 495011
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 687922
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