"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.
Hip Bone Music
for: Horn
Music score, CD (audio)
Item no.: 564842
Tonleitern im Bau
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 223144
Band 1
Anfängerschule
for: Trumpet [horn/tenor horn]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 275328
Ein didaktisch-methodischer Wegweiser
for: Wind instrument
Study book
Item no.: 605741
Volume 1 Cor (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 100986
Fin d'études
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 764290
Manuel du collège
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 768566
Methode voor althoorn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1581982
Twenty-two stylistic studies for all treble clef instruments
Bugs Bower's Bop
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 664289
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 346495
Übungsprogramm für Sänger, Instrumentalisten und Schauspieler
Studienbuch Musik – 4. überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage
for: Wind instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 223772
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 636751
A simple, fun way to learn the basics of improvisation!
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679792
Klassik - Romantik Bd. 1
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 393041
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 616642
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 616284
132 pièces de difficultés progressives pour cornistes débutants
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 135842
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume initiation
Livre de l'élève
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772392
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 767085
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766070
Vlaams Editie
Complete Methode voor individueel en groepsonderwijs
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 770158
Pour tous instruments
for: Instrument
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771490
per basso
dai Metodi per strumenti di Banda
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 767455
Eine Auswahl aus den Gesangsetüden
for: Brass instrument, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1043375
op. 32 Cor (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 266743
Clarino Extra 8
Atmung Ansatz Stütze
for: Wind instrument
Study book
Item no.: 601470
De complete methode voor hoorn
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 669002
26 progressive studies
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 362824
Heft 13
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 142560
150 Lieder und Duette für Anfänger
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 100043
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 769106
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 771278
Band 3, Heft 2: 100 technische Etüden für das erste Studienjahr
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 298923
Tipps und Tricks fürs Blech und andere Blechblasinstrumente
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 622382
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Band II
(Siegfried, Götterdämmerung, Siegfried-Idyll) mit Wagner-Tuben
for: Horn [Wagner-tuba]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130655
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Band I
(Rheingold, Walküre) mit Wagner-Tuben
for: Horn [Wagner-tuba]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130654
Stand: Januar 1993
Lehrplan des VdM
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 118393
Eine praktische Musiklehre
Lehrheft
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103243
A Fresh Approach
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 755354
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Book
Item no.: 470049
for: Horn (E-flat)
Item no.: 303594
Fehlinterpretationen und Artikulation und Intonation für Bläser, Sänger und Sprecher
for: Wind instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 745880
Jazz-standards vereenvoudigen met de dominant-matrix
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1013242
Schule für Anfänger
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 209655
Heft 4: Richard Wagner
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 392997
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1550888
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume 5
Livre de l'élève
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772475
Degré supérieur
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 764297
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