"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.
BWV 639
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1296301
BWV 539
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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Item no.: 1296251
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1252733
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1252732
Op. 88
for: Horn (F), organ
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Item no.: 1297139
Scherzo
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1296847
Op. 28 N° 24
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1290939
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1567253
for: Horn (F), guitar
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Item no.: 1303697
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1250441
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1250320
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1250305
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1250162
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1309699
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1313852
for: Horn (F)
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Item no.: 1574070
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1573841
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1573646
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1573162
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1573131
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1574113
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1572405
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 596424
4 Horns, Bass & Drums
for: 4 horns (F)
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Item no.: 597160
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251699
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251698
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220859
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220629
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1221484
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1221446
for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1219135
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1218909
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1218883
Theme and Variations
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1272875
Folk
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1283640
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1276392
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1275213
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1275212
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1274989
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1274943
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1274854
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1307905
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1307650
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1305341
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277644
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