"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, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1340774
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 125260
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1344013
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 905725
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 321526
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1690692
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266742
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1165856
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score
Item no.: 1165855
for: Horn (F), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 428319
Horn in E-Flat and in F
including printable Piano parts on CD
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 488464
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623071
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557200
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1669322
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1022305
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648778
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 613322
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 883961
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 926848
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927138
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 928093
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 927462
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1090517
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 780657
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 831934
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 266976
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266945
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 925325
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1684099
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 411156
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 924975
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 926108
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 923919
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 611061
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 620791
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 467234
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 198390
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163158
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266972
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 189531
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 822640
for: Horn (F), concert band
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 315599
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373519
for: 3 horns (F)
Music score
Item no.: 295815
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354484
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354454
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354271
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