"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: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 485157
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 277587
Kleine Stücke alter Meister
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 392854
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 937231
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 935319
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266802
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 313144
Jazz Play-Along Volume 136
10 Favorite Songs including "Hummin'", "I Should Care", "I'Ve Got A Crush On You" 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.: 601219
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 100736
Soloworks
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score
Item no.: 981686
for Solo Horn and Brass Band
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Score
Item no.: 862967
Klassik
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 240619
for: Horn [alto saxophone (E-flat)], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 267761
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266943
for: 2 horns (F)
Music score
Item no.: 141464
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 376810
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 327699
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Item no.: 283179
Studienbuch Musik
for: Instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 462317
KV 447
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 680361
für das Fürst-Pleß-Horn
for: Hunting horn
Music score
Item no.: 129915
for all musical instruments
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 607737
Ausgewählte Werke für den Junior- und D1-Bereich
for: Horn, piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 602119
31 Duets that can be played by any combination of Wind Instruments
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 576372
for: 4 horns (F)
Set of parts
Item no.: 335616
K
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1283142
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397143
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971254
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777547
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 2178
Small Pieces
Startup Solo
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 694917
Köbl Edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1013194
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072735
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1074889
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1351916
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567457
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567619
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567913
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568316
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568529
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569401
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601043
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601148
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1596454
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1596642
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597041
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613729
op. 59/3
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726184
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