"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.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 103
10 Great Tunes including "Dear Old Stockholm", "Gypsy In My Soul", "I Hear A Rhapsody" etc
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 561647
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 585718
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 285152
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 412758
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 142911
for horn in F and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 606121
für Hörner in F
for: 4 hunting horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 459085
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1565274
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 289781
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 433366
Spielstücke für Blechbläser 8
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 190799
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1552705
Collection Michel Garcin-Marrou
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 560607
Set aus instrumentalen Spielheften für 3 Stimmen
for: 1–3 melodic instruments (C, B-flat, C Bass clef)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 656279
ABRSM French Horn Exam Materials 2017-2018
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 666656
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 558038
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
Jazz Book
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 302519
Jazz Play-Along Volume 171
10 Great Songs including "Creep", "Paranoid Android", "Pyramid Song" etc.
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 633266
for: Horn
Item no.: 276067
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 937718
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 931798
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 909792
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 796645
Beriato Music Instrumental
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 610396
Music for Brass (Robert King)
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 240722
Playable on Any Four Instruments or Any Number of Instruments in Ensemble
(Revised and Updated)
for: 4 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 549183
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 397137
für Panflöte (Melodieinstrument) und Zupforchester Partitur
for: Horn
Item no.: 647044
Wege zum Hornspielen – das Basiswissen
mit Cartoons von Napier Dunn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 332600
KV 412 , 417 , 447 , 495 and 371
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395211
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404501
ab dem 3.Lernjahr
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1611983
Movement 1-4
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 560947
Solos, Duets & Trios for Winds
Flexible Arrangements for Multiple Combinations of Wind Instruments
for: 1–3 horns (F)
Music score, online media
Item no.: 691827
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 145236
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 136343
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 592170
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404503
Instrumental Folio
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 801093
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579917
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579888
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302087
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309976
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309927
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309832
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309773
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309661
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