"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: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691078
FJH Piano Teaching Library
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968241
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 687922
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1212571
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1160322
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1152012
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1157167
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1156284
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1156069
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1152571
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: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096654
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1212403
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1594291
Theory
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 968225
18 Festival Solos with Piano
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1661535
Geistliche Musik
for: Horn
Buch
Item no.: 1594954
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 688215
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 691840
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1352574
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1106789
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685395
for: Jazz wind class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 691338
for: Jazz wind class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 697092
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 145636
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1155621
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1157962
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1159446
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1153498
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691105
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096667
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1657229
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 687917
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 301792
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 688251
Schule
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1211437
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685590
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 686100
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1153150
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1151002
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691096
Symposium im Rahmen der 25. Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2000
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 344880
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1594406
Method for Eb Tenor Horn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1646600
The most complete basic grass method available
CD and DVD included!
for: Horn
Music lesson book, CD, DVD
Item no.: 605457
London [1894]
IGEB – Reprints und Manuskripte, Materialien zur Blasmusikforschung 3
for: Wind instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1020355
Comprehensive Band Method
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 668461
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1212089
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