"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: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662856
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306022
From Airs Varies Opus 89
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306818
From Pelleas et Melisande
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307693
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579948
from Requiem
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296144
from Requiem
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1296143
10 Solos
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296069
Op. 238
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298781
Sammelsurium 2
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 467575
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 417706
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275686
für Horn solo (Corno da caccia), 2 Violinen, Viola und Bc
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665297
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1557170
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185301
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 115613
for: Horn, strings
Item no.: 408211
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 479087
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1604910
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1635836
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1635835
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1641145
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643596
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662842
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662433
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662432
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662400
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630312
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630050
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663540
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301348
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301178
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301066
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568357
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568329
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568316
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568273
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568133
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301883
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301882
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636917
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636916
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663739
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568904
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567913
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567872
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567816
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567788
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