"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 (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598955
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598773
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598042
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597941
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285932
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285818
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285817
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285769
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287622
for: Natural horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287513
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287396
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1290999
Jeux D'Ensemble
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 183979
17 études
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1343105
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969713
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308695
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888485
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 880762
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874840
Study in Jazz
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 357153
Heft I/2: Übungs- und Spielstücke für Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 420294
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 490943
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 628773
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874094
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963863
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 270855
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279173
Edition Maulwurf
for: 8 horns; timpani ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672980
Shining Brass (ABRSM)
8 new pieces for Brass, Grades 4 & 5
for: Brass instrument (B-flat) (treble clef), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1550475
for: Trumpet [horn/clarinet]
Music score
Item no.: 1670450
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860790
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860631
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 579797
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1349286
for: Horn
Item no.: 444580
29 Duets That can Be Played by Any Combination of Wind Instruments
for: Horn
Item no.: 865253
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196833
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 888849
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969739
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971291
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663338
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663287
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663286
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663105
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662905
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662399
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