"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 (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597646
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573763
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574510
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573342
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573311
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573281
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573221
for: 2 horns (F), piano [organ]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1284222
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 442654
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 338850
Band 3
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 356996
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1562946
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 606228
for: 2 clarinets, 2 horns, bassoon, orchestra
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 671060
No. 1-38
Collection Johann Wolfgang Joseph Friedrich Thomae
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1655462
Edition Maulwurf
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677568
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249847
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252018
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250214
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250161
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250149
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248180
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1219817
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234098
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234097
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234057
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234014
for: 2 horns (F), piano [organ]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1233803
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1221183
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1221182
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220231
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220178
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220106
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220034
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220011
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663312
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630406
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630167
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630070
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630547
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662695
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662665
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567424
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567110
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1578877
nach Motiven von G.B. Pergolesi
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297447
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297188
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297186
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