"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: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926866
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924896
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925562
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924596
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 928711
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 120939
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 268369
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267356
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 468489
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267000
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266883
z.T. mit Gesang
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664807
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)], big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672311
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860180
Kleine Kompositionen zum Vorspiel
Solo–Time
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1010581
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 274090
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995848
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 982063
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 184322
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267282
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 668441
for: 4 horns (F) [flexible ensemble (4 voices)]
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 350409
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 610675
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 431482
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 630005
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662969
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662906
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662839
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662802
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662756
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640770
for: Horn
Item no.: 403651
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484284
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 749806
Solo for Flute / Clarinet / Soprano Sax / Alto Sax / Tenor Sax / Trumpet / Horn / Trombone / Euphonium / Violin / Viola / Violoncello
for: Melody instrument (C, B, Es, Viola, C Basschlüssel), sinfonisches Blasorchester
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675422
from: Old Viennese Dance Tunes, No. 2
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724597
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1690717
Edition Schott
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 742673
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597693
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597476
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597426
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597373
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597296
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597262
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1596797
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1596657
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