"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
Item no.: 340562
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 281910
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 939427
Original works and arrangements for church service and concert
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 608128
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 186097
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 612807
für Horn und Orchester KV 495
Klavierauszug (Urtext) (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 116794
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 559771
for: Horn
Item no.: 376262
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2586
12 Great Movie Themes for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 648575
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 229352
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696046
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 412886
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 342230
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 581333
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 612640
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 244959
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 586185
for: Hunting horn
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 691799
for: Horn
Item no.: 470838
German Hornsound
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 766891
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 326670
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 560699
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 335117
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 298592
for: Horn, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137306
for: Horn
Item no.: 130292
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 658193
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 482199
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 375007
Choralpartita
for: Melodic instrument (C, B-flat, C Bass clef), organ
Score, solo part
Item no.: 461889
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 834191
for: Horn [cello], piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 139344
15 favourite Pop Songs for various Brass Instruments
for: 2 trumpets [horns/trombones]
4 Performance scores
Item no.: 649822
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 269034
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 594361
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 226958
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2391
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 130653
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Realbook (E-flat)
Item no.: 111037
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 130562
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 284660
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 100381
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 198388
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 306206
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1608
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 179764
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