"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.
Theme From Rocky
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530879
Eight Jazz Duets for two horns in F
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 666400
Musik Fuer Horn
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 376505
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113090
Nineteenth Century French Music for Horn
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 311044
A practice method for all instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107309
A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 560308
Warming-up and Daily Exercixes
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 215108
Jazz Scales & Patterns in all 12 Keys
Phrase like a pro!
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 493356
for solving special problems on the Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 246394
for horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 393010
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138240
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834231
für Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 462432
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266790
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 579474
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 939827
pour Cor en fa et piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 100934
14 Pieces by 11 Composers
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 551687
Concerto in D Horn, Alto Posaune & Orchester
Horn & Alto Trombone Duet
for: Horn, alto trombone, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596604
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 459291
K. 412/514, K. 417, K. 447, K. 495
In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773179
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.: 663354
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 354219
für Horn und Harfe
for: Horn, harp
Set of parts
Item no.: 649606
Volume 2: Church Cantatas BWV 91–195
Musica Rara
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 193983
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284363
for: Horn
Item no.: 357525
Schule für Horn in F
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1343010
10 Antonio Carlos Jobim Classics
Jazz Play-Along 8
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 170070
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696047
A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1152088
BlitzBooks
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858085
Mozart & his Contemporaries
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 290162
Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175467
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 478817
Rubank Solo Collection
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 377381
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551467
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 838288
Volume 3 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 431180
13 repertoire pieces and studies for Horn, Grades 6-8
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 610757
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681360
Transcribed Horns
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 552275
The Woodshedder's Practice Kit: Eb Edition
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 657694
for e flat instrument
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Sheet music, DVD
Item no.: 656206
for: Horn (B flat)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175866
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072838
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073270
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