"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, organ
Item no.: 217230
für Waldhorn in F (tief) Duos, Trios u. 3.St.
Kompatible Stimmen für das Zusammenspiel
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1651109
für 4 Hörner
Ensemble Time Band 161
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 661319
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829895
Volume II
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829561
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 828962
1st & 2nd F Horns
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1066981
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1068488
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1016093
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1068747
French Horn repertoire
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1348896
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348336
Konzertwerk
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1347746
French Horn Methods & Studies
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1348736
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1349044
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1010981
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031601
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1063081
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023659
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 970504
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1327209
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 1194300
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1031475
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1138205
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 178557
for: Trumpet [horn]
Item no.: 433572
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 481968
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649550
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650553
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650315
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1022306
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 330384
for: Horn, piano
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 195117
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Item no.: 348204
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1661195
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1112068
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1619151
for: Horn
Solostimme
Item no.: 1618486
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1619875
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830319
for: Horn, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 620274
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 306210
für Horn und Streichorchester (Set) (Set)
for: Horn, strings
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 307990
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096361
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 354795
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1211643
Dance and Jazz duets
Schott Popular Music
for: 2 wind instruments (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Single parts 1, 2 in B-flat (Trumpet)
Item no.: 156936
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