"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.
14 Nachstudien zu den Kopprasch-Etüden
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 337529
Originalwerke und Bearbeitungen für Gottesdienst und Konzert
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: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 612640
Jazz Play-Along Volume 71
10 Favorite Tunes including "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Night And Day", "Love For Sale" 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.: 559771
Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696046
op. 58
for: Horn
Item no.: 376262
12 Great Movie Themes for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 648575
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 939427
Volume 2: 12 Studies for Valve Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 392939
Il Corno
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 281910
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 412886
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 342230
German Hornsound
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 766891
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 834191
op. 85, Nr. 1
bearbeitet für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2391
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 326670
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 658193
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 284660
Brand's Brass Programm Nr 10
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 179764
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
Nach den Quellen
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Horn [cello], piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 139344
for: Horn, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137306
und Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 594361
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 269034
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 298592
Bach
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 130653
Tab tu wab
Stimme in Es
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Realbook (E-flat)
Item no.: 111037
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 130562
for: Horn
Item no.: 130292
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 560699
Sixty solos transcribed from his recordings. Plus scale syllabus and biography.
Jazz Masters
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 100381
15 favourite Pop Songs for various Brass Instruments
for: 2 trumpets [horns/trombones]
4 Performance scores
Item no.: 649822
No. 1 to 34
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 482199
Kürtmuzsika
EMB Music for Beginners
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 198388
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 335117
Edition Schott
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738912
gewidmet Levin
for: 2 saxophones [clarinets/trumpets/horns]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4679
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834061
German Hornsound
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 766893
for: Horn, strings
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 622947
Fit to Jam + 2 CDs
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 312630
3. Rondo alla caccia
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 306207
for: 4 horns, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 634901
Solos for beginning through early intermediate level musicians
for: Horn (F); piano ad lib.
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 192286
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 245132
Traditional version (Rondo of Franz Xaver Süßmayr)
Urtext edition
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 116795
for: Horn
Item no.: 467573
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