"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, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 354209
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 108134
for: Horn [cello], piano
Item no.: 285613
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 392854
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 129573
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Item no.: 283179
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1108411
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777547
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1631299
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995678
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995681
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995669
for: Horn, piano
Book, CD
Item no.: 214832
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 190651
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 191704
for: 3 horns
Set of parts
Item no.: 109177
for: 4 horns (F)
Set of parts
Item no.: 335616
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 886187
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1075837
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 471498
for: 3 horns (F)
Music score
Item no.: 312100
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 668003
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 313144
for: Horn (F); piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 679736
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 683575
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score (anthology)
Item no.: 485719
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 160077
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 459844
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634476
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354254
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 337743
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354495
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354293
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318922
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995826
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966829
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1532271
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 997334
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973677
for: Horn (F), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1703164
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Score
Item no.: 862967
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 642750
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1355608
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score
Item no.: 981686
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926307
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 926592
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 925703
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