"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.
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593655
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589544
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250049
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860700
Band 2
Simrock Original Edition
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 356985
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404504
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 353601
Dance and Jazz duets
Schott Popular Music
for: 2 wind instruments (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Score (C)
Item no.: 353957
arranged for Horn and Piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 735958
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 478026
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 462700
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281913
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242772
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746739
piano reduction = score
for: Cello solo, 2 horns (F), string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 783164
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1658813
transcribed for horn and piano by Matthew Mauro
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1633064
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 307887
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995679
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995673
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995674
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137664
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1600387
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664075
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 775107
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354359
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354307
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 347245
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266587
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267369
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 173935
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 140505
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 330008
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 239433
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 601382
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266942
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 205150
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354319
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 967003
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 924452
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926585
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926235
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926234
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924967
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 611062
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927809
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