"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 (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571165
from Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272801
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1128666
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 734017
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071547
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108752
Studien und Übungen
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Music score
Item no.: 1677288
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1669322
Polkas und Walzer
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1652642
Musik für besondere Gelegenheiten und kirchliche Feiern
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1642726
aus Walter Scotts "Fräulein am See"
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633386
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070820
supplied with parts for horn soloist in E-flat or F
for: Horn, brass band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1591139
for: Horn (F) (solo), 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996545
for horn and string orchestra
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 740370
Ah ! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman - Dodo, L'Enfant Do - Au Clair De La Lune
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1072068
Musiktheorie
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354484
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1074335
Extrait De Dans L'Immeuble De Chloé
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071014
Klassik
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354271
Musik für meditative kirchliche Feiern
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1642822
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1351492
51 melodische Ohrwürmer
für Horn und Klavier
ZAHNSPANGENFASSUNG!!!
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 683595
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1611948
Auch zum Selbstunterricht geeignet
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 796536
MAKING MUSIC MATTER SERIES
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1669931
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071477
Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 830244
Edition Maulwurf
for: 8 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677544
op. 47/6
for: 2 horns, strings, basso continuo
Solostimme Horn II
Item no.: 734356
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 871246
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1010446
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 905725
per basso
dai Metodi per strumenti di Banda
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1670743
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140787
Edition Maulwurf
for: 12 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677569
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988015
wunderbare leichte Trios für Anfänger
ideal auch für Wettberwerbe und Konzerte.
for: 3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1012602
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 966681
symphonic poem
The Flemish Music Collection
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1344013
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988318
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 819026
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1161629
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988924
Horn und Klavier
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 867133
ABRSM (Grade 6) to the end of 2020
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 963852
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1617246
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 922895
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