"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: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 242754
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566601
8 pièces faciles pour cor en fa et piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 293949
for: Horn
Magnet
Item no.: 483216
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 188513
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), orchestra
Score, Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 1308111
Stephenson Music
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1165872
Stephenson Music
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1165860
Methodisch gut strukturierte Schule für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
for: Alto horn (E-flat) [horn (E-flat)]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397251
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166544
For Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 478677
For E-flat Instruments
Jazz Transcription Series
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 659888
for: Horn
Item no.: 403543
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266807
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 619116
for: Horn, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 265656
The Instrumental Series
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1152000
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1147383
Sounds Spectacular
for: Winds class [horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691077
Solo and Accompaniment Cassettes2
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1157015
GIA Method Books
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1159633
F Horn 4
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 489566
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 433868
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070816
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070819
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071274
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1352724
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649722
26 Greats for (really!) low Horn in F and C
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1646292
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1652881
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070821
Extrait De Dans L'Immeuble De Chloé
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071011
for: Horn, piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 973676
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1020576
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071097
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019257
Denis Wick Brass Collections
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 887751
Pickles n°1 à n°4
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070883
Für sechs Hörner
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673346
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1340758
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 983763
Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1011688
F Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1067574
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1068009
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1589821
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 834223
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829171
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