"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.
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 490943
Instrumental Solo Series
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 243005
für 4 Hörner in F und C
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273236
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 217680
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988680
for horn in F and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680299
Horn und Orchester (1891)
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 641403
für Horn in F und Klavier
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 600701
Jazz, Variétés, Rock
Avec 119 exercices et leurs corrigés
for: Instrument
Book
Item no.: 618471
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351444
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1555522
BWV 972
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288258
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 278498
Ensemble Time 42
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 289261
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 555794
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 246919
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 262278
exempla nova 482
for: Horn
Item no.: 577864
Ausgabe für Horn u. Klavier
Erstdruck
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 304708
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 302919
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 270855
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267320
Kamarazene
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 256021
for: Horn
Item no.: 306198
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 296398
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316824
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316823
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316387
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1313632
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1313630
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1313623
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1313622
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 4 horns (F), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1313616
for: 3 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313386
for: 3 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313382
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971291
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969739
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969713
Southern Music
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 926904
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623083
Kleine Suite in drei Sätzen für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 223801
Jeux D'Ensemble
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 183979
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196833
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 610908
für Hornquartett
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 283276
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281915
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