"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
Item no.: 458355
Collection Leloir
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 464423
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 466699
for: Flugelhorn, tenor horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 133724
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1139335
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042784
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1139336
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 444813
Übungen und Spielstücke für junge Blechbläser
Blechbläser–Methode für den Einzel– und Gruppenunterricht sowie für das Klassenmusizieren
for: Brass winds class [alto horn (E-flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 587186
Musik Fuer Hornensemble
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 345617
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 935407
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 294048
Eine umfassende Orchester Methode
for: Winds class [horn (F/B flat)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 111252
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649687
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649661
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649807
for: Horn
Item no.: 816882
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019259
Gezang 253 - 369
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 894778
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829478
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829059
Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 829235
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829134
Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 830332
3rd & 4th F Horns
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1017897
The Young Band Music of David Shaffer
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1023199
English Folk Song
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1019885
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015833
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430533
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 257067
Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1011657
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1556319
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 872560
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 878923
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 877060
op. 17
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1650797
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 497433
Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 880668
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 620272
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 586157
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 899294
Dance and Jazz duets
Schott Popular Music
for: 2 wind instruments (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Single parts 1, 2 in E-Flat (Alto saxophone, horn)
Item no.: 172100
Dance and Jazz duets
Schott Popular Music
for: 2 wind instruments (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Single parts 1, 2 in B-flat (tenor saxophone/clarinet)
Item no.: 172099
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 208957
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 344681
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 305097
für Hörner
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 306529
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