"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.
Brass Band Instruments (B flat)
The Boosey Woodwind and Brass Method
for: Brass instrument (B-flat) (treble clef), piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 155679
Basic Concepts for Playing Brazilian Music
for C, Bb, Eb and bass instruments (en/sp)
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 634989
Instrumental Solos for Wind Instruments – Piano Accompaniment
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat); piano ad lib.
Sheet music (piano accompaniment), playback-CD
Item no.: 605158
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 393009
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.: 260959
für den jungen Anfänger
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283181
Wiegenlied - Lullaby
The 4 crners collection
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 766043
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 833625
Edition Schott
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 351510
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174726
Alster Ouverture TWV 55:F11
for 4 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon (continuo)
for: 4 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 612065
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 134040
"Il sogno di un cacciatore"
for: Horn
Single edition
Item no.: 633695
Jazz Play-Along Volume 108
10 Favorite Classics including "A Child Is Born", "Valse Hot", "Nature Boy" 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.: 561649
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 601207
für Melodieinstrument (C/B/Es), Gitarre, Akkordeon und Kontrabass
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), guitar, accordion, double bass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 487693
op. 34
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281906
pour Monsieur Dürrschmied
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 470342
Festliche Musik zu besonderen Anlässen
Play-Along Ausgabe für Posaune in C / Horn in F inkl. CD (Original- und Playback-Version.
for: Trombone [horn (F)]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 155230
Von Renaissance bis Swing
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619127
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266639
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 576105
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634798
Posaunenwerk der EKM
Spiralbindung
for: 2 wind instruments
Ensemble score (B-flat, Treble Clef)
Item no.: 1023700
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 425747
for French Horn
Selected from the Famous Schantl Collection
for: Horn
Item no.: 134319
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 294533
A Must-Have Collection of well-known Songs, including many Horn Features!
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 697234
Sammlung wichtiger Passagen aus der Opern- und Konzertliteratur
hrsg. in Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutschen Orchestervereinigung e. V. (Sammelband, Lehrmaterial) (Collection, Teaching material)
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 383000
With two rondo versions and voices for horn in F and D
Urtext
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 145872
spiral bound
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1353110
E.B. Marks
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1107807
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 840048
Symposium 2
mit zum Teil farbigen Abbildungen und Notenbeispielen sowie Hörbeispielen, die über die Website der HKB zugänglich sind
Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern 6
for: Horn
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773267
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 563192
Meredith Music Resource
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 428809
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 468482
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 478818
auch zum Selbstunterricht geeignet
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 131091
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 118945
A Self-Help Guide for Hornists
for: Horn
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1108856
Music through the Ages in Two Volumes
for Horn in F or E flat
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 191636
for: Brass instrument (B-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 180569
Brass
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 227559
Instrumental Folio
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 361544
Pop und Rock
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 561210
A Step Beyond Linear Improvisation
A Player's Guide for All Intruments
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 214807
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 197282
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