"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 (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611874
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 491604
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 626915
First Printing
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 665741
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579948
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649840
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613729
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567913
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568357
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568329
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568273
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568133
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1572529
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570544
Ensemble-Time Band 193
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566602
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570684
für vierstimmiges Jagdhornensemble in B
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566600
für Horn und Orchester
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 648788
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 607770
für Jagdhorn-Ensemble
Horn, 2 Fürst-Pless-Hörner, 2 Parforce-Hörner (Quintett)
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 661512
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 375143
Kaul III/36, Murray C49
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 394892
for: 4 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580317
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579918
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579858
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662484
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613549
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640783
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1567253
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570124
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569717
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570999
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570572
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1669322
(1840 - 1860)
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1655520
Originalwerke für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 1013047
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1567252
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1567193
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567054
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662646
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1642428
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611875
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1580400
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613520
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1573475
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570856
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570755
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567857
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