"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.
A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1152088
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 1668412
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672239
nach Themen aus "Otello" von G. Rossini
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1689369
Geburtstagslied
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1690717
Weihnachtslied
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1656958
for: 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1678131
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1690185
sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera
'I due Foscari' di G. Verdi
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1670646
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1689376
Geburtstagslied
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690716
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672254
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1689156
Eleven Duets for Horn
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1657230
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654409
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1690692
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689472
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689399
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin / cello], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672238
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1657229
A Mixed-Level Program for Groups & Individual Instruction
for: Wind instrument (C high, treble clef)
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 1659901
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1658501
mit Variationen über 15 Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1656987
17 bekende kerstliedjes om mee te zingen
for: Voice [melody instrument], piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1668912
12 besinnliche Spielstücke für
Melodieinstrument in C, B, Es & C (Bass-Schlüssel)
und Begleitung (Klavier, Akkordeon etc.)
bearbeitet von Gottfried Hummel
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Item no.: 1668414
Methode voor hoorn (F)
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1684219
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