"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, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 658931
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656103
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648783
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 644096
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1657538
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1655046
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 766967
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958090
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354343
for: 1-3 trumpets [euphoniums/horns]
Score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 662794
for: Horn, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 678967
for: Horn (F)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 463829
for: Horn (F) (solo), Brass ensemble (9 parts)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966598
for horn in E-flat and F
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 245378
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 376774
Including sample solos by Mike Steinel
Essential Elements Jazz Play Along
for: Flute [horn (F), tuba (bass clef)]
Music score, CD-ROM
Item no.: 466548
for: Wind instrument
Buch
Item no.: 1583162
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1178882
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
[englisch]
Item no.: 171509
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1645636
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 163387
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 663774
40 of his greatest Hits for Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 678621
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 129944
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669987
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 635050
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1558688
for: Horn
Item no.: 609323
for: Horn
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1043623
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 576893
for: Horn, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1204533
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 134903
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315533
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 694936
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 336494
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266922
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266759
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 820123
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1015630
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 101105
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 818941
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135275
Hornkonzert (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 149083
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 606600
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958820
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 693306
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned)
Set of parts
Item no.: 407648
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