"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), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304215
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662905
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662399
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662370
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682404
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860790
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308695
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1122047
Angesagte Popnummern für den großen Auftritt
Yamaha Bläser Klasse
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music score
Item no.: 1031690
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829934
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829255
Klassik
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 892070
Cycle 2 Volume 1
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829644
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829031
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830262
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830186
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 966898
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963645
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1067978
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963863
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 1023413
Instrumental Folio
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 796164
The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library - Horn
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204403
Intermediate Band Method
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1692327
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1012635
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971460
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969713
(Nr. 4)
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 687005
Klassik
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 820016
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 818260
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988635
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194378
Sound Spectacular
for: Trumpet, horn (F), tenor horn [Winds class, youth concert band]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 691330
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 897122
For Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1618424
Music Minus One
for: Horn
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 1043632
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 935848
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 964013
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 166925
Oboe Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348901
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1582083
GIA Method Books
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1151970
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 969998
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 969739
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