"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
Socks
Item no.: 479944
Tango argentino
Arrangement
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 745259
for: 4 hunting horns
Score
Item no.: 199141
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 964000
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 473677
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)], big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672311
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 242754
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1681173
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 288865
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 619116
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1534510
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 648558
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580820
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860180
Kleine Kompositionen zum Vorspiel
Solo–Time
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1010581
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 472012
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 470334
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 818284
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 850288
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 194971
Solo arrangements of a dozen jazz blues tunes for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 671986
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1549154
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1024600
for: 2 horns (D), string orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 427643
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 184322
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267282
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1677564
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1682111
German Hornsound
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677755
Hommage à la Mémoire de Punto
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1676939
from 'Once upon a Time in America'
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689748
for: 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1678131
Y todo lo que se debe saber
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1671609
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559950
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874860
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042084
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 634726
Solo-Konzert
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770115
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 817625
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834095
für 12 Hörner in 3 Chören
for: 12 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652385
fin Cycle 1
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108356
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167117
No. 34 - 60
First Edition
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1655048
Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet'
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1317379
Klassik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 1195175
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589123
for: 2 horns, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588283
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