"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 (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631136
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430530
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Score, part
Item no.: 594721
für Schlagzeuger und andere Musiker
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 620604
quartet no.2 for 4 horns, score+parts
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 625750
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678556
The Finest Concert and Encore Pieces
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 735805
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1545728
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 281907
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281905
ABRSM French Horn Exam Materials 2017-2018
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 666656
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 350798
for: 2 horns, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1701239
for: Horn, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 649011
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648784
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648777
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 661862
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 796645
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 665298
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 427598
First Edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1657543
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 136343
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557396
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1355370
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 356911
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 321459
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 975538
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 836777
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 108987
Put the magic into your playing with this fantastic selection of pieces from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
incl. Play-Along-CD
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 442917
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974096
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1007771
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 862464
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 610396
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 606121
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 145236
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 563113
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354297
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 167398
Jazz Play Along
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 665253
15 favourite Songs from the Disney Channel for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 491018
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1642727
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633496
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633316
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 169193
for: Horn, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 655936
Original Version and Revised Version by Mozart completed by Robert D. Levin
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 616583
15 selections of J.S. Bach's most treasured compositions for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 672738
© 2004–2024 by Stretta Music. Order and buy sheet music online.
Your specialist for all kinds of sheet music. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books, music stands, music stand lights, accessories.
There is a separate Stretta website for the country Worldwide. If your order is to be delivered to this country, you can switch, so that delivery times and shipping conditions are displayed correctly. Your shopping cart and your customer account will remain the same.
switch to Stretta Music Worldwide
stay on Stretta Music Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
![W.A. Mozart: Hornkonzert [Nr. 1] KV 412 (386, HrnKlav (KASt)](https://www.stretta-music.com/media/images2/83/65/616583.jpg)
