"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.: 1320580
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320379
arr. Corno e pf
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1354233
7 Pieces
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071156
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071712
Extrait du recueil Amériques
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070801
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042819
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1137184
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1660336
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139631
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 265676
for: 3 horns
Single part Horn 1
Item no.: 1669499
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1020636
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042585
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1138939
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1171426
for: Horn
Item no.: 562265
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988270
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1137877
Oper/Operette
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1111633
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music paper
Item no.: 646110
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 291196
Mega Pop 2002 13
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 159763
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689758
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 226075
Mega Pop 2000 7
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 216818
for: Horn, piano
AUSGABE IN B-MOLL
Item no.: 490976
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 490933
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486598
Mega Pop 2002 14
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 157879
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 141073
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486601
Repertoire der Blasinstrumente 63
for: Horn, piano
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 1535094
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631340
for: 4 horns, concert band
Set of parts, Solo part
Item no.: 1671601
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 442543
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1012675
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1139037
zugl. Ausgabe für Horn und Klavier zum Konzert op. 120b)
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 420241
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829925
Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830386
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