"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.
op.7
for: 2 horns
Score, part
Item no.: 1199177
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 1645478
for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1616968
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1345590
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623071
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 915147
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 906398
Murray C38
for: Horn, orchestra
Solostimme
Item no.: 1539033
op. 12
for: 2 horns
Score, part
Item no.: 1199634
(ca. 1776)
Originalausgabe für zwei Naturhörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1200286
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530987
Complete Film Series
Instrumental Solos
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 606550
for Alto Saxophone or Horn and Piano / Keyboard / Guitar
for: Alto saxophone [horn] (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4069
Swing
for: Alto saxophone [horn] (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2907
aus: "Deux cents Études Nouvelles Mélodiques et Progressives"
for: Horn
Sheet music
Item no.: 4993
op. 39
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724594
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724595
für 8 Hörner
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678556
Konzertwerk
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 955632
Vol.1: Trios I a VIII
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1071787
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1661409
Musik für alle Gelegenheiten: Hochzeit, Geburtstag, Jubiläum, Begräbnis und andere besondere Feiern.
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633496
Musik für besondere Gelegenheiten und kirchliche Feiern
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1642727
Musik für Begräbnisse und kirchliche Feiern.
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1632602
aus: "6 Duos Faciles", op. 41
for: 2 horns [trumpets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4779
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 976456
with Facsimile of Fragment (KV 494a)
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749250
for: Horn, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1557199
The Finest Concert and Encore Pieces
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 735805
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1007771
Meditiation über das C-Dur-Präludium aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von Joh. Seb. Bach.
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633316
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073661
for: 3 horns, concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1639259
Edition Schott
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 748665
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 737730
from "Norma"
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756062
Horn und Orchester (1891)
for: Horn, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 641285
Konzertwerk
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1169836
Pop und Rock
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354297
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 833943
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594778
für Horn in F und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669306
Weihnachtslied
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1655110
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194915
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 1107405
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531089
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687774
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1066854
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