"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.
Geburtstagslied
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1690717
Geburtstagslied
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690716
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1690692
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1690185
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689472
nach Themen aus "Otello" von G. Rossini
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1689369
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1689376
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689399
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1689156
Methode voor hoorn (F)
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1684219
for: 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1678131
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672239
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin / cello], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672238
über Melodien von Franz Schubert
for: Horn [violin], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1672254
sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera
'I due Foscari' di G. Verdi
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1670646
17 bekende kerstliedjes om mee te zingen
for: Voice [melody instrument], piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1668912
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 1668412
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
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
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1657229
Eleven Duets for Horn
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1657230
mit Variationen über 15 Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1656987
Weihnachtslied
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1656958
A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1152088
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1654409
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653477
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1652881
komponiert im Januar 1816
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1652753
Romanze op. 28
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1652616
Polkas und Walzer
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1652629
Symphonic Dimensions Publishing
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652330
for: Horn (F)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1632216
Symphonic Dimensions Publishing
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score
Item no.: 1652331
for F Horn Solo & Piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1637237
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652049
Polkas und Walzer
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651966
Polkas und Walzer
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651969
for: 2 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651265
for: Horn, piano
Single part Piano
Item no.: 1646295
Method for Eb Tenor Horn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1646600
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1646457
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1646456
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1646131
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1643298
for: 2 horns
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1643296
for horn with piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1634295