"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: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 796962
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 583064
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1141622
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1139934
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963645
for: Horn (F), tuba (bass clef), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1165801
for: Horn, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 158500
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464069
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 964013
for: 6 horns
Score
Item no.: 156089
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 349627
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 1009010
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430534
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430532
for: school orchestra [Horn]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 497762
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 560572
for: Horn
Item no.: 376426
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 922906
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267119
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1020596
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071305
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071432
for: Horn, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201714
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070985
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071339
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 834385
arr. Corno e pf
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1354232
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927106
Geistliche Musik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320602
Jazz
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096361
für 4 Hörner
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1351559
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138314
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 825464
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1139808
for: Horn, orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1141572
for: Horn, piano
Book, CD
Item no.: 961455
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 833833
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167218
Klassik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1119439
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 469229
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 470435
for: Melody instrument (B-flat/E-flat)
Item no.: 289640
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 272973
for: Horn
Item no.: 114168
for: 6 horns
Item no.: 486664
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 338997
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