"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.
Repertoire Explorer
for: 4 horns (F), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 311444
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266700
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 303758
Solo Time 4
for: 2 horns, piano
Item no.: 298480
Ausgabe für 2 Hörner, Violoncello und Klavier (kein Aufführungsmaterial
for: 2 horns, piano
Score
Item no.: 418100
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418495
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 419780
für 2 Flöten / Klarinetten / Oboen / Trompeten / Hörner / Tenorhörner
Spiel in kleinen Gruppen
for: 2 similar wind instruments (treble clef)
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 111359
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 389121
for: Horn, cimbalom [piano]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 255883
for: Horn
Item no.: 133057
Grades 1–4
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, parts, CD
Item no.: 586618
aus der Oper "Hänsel und Gretel"
for: 2 horns (B-flat) [tenor horns], piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1609
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 304249
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 484311
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 346533
Nr 5-8
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 344184
Erstdruck
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 334653
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1549411
for: 4 hunting horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1638403
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 430262
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 304145
Edition Schott
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 738825
for: 3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563698
für Blasinstrumente im Violinschlüssel
Deine Blasmusik Edition
for: Wind instrument (Treble Clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1562995
Brass Solo
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 366071
Young Concert Band
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F)], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635233
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1327827
Music for Brass (Robert King)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268370
Brass Solo Tutor Series
for: Alto horn (E-flat) [horn (F], organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1681245
Solo für Horn in F oder Es
Easy Concert Band Series
for: Horn, youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671395
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 121102
met: lesopdrachten voor 32 weken, muziekpapier, overzicht van muziektermen
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 802521
From Four Brass Poems - Neljä Vaskirunoa Op. 65
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1147728
8 Easy Pieces for Horn and Piano
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 190450
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1560747
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1560704
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1560276
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 644276
Brass Solo
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318053
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306503
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607133
for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606996
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1605069
for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1604877
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1604460
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1604328
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1604265
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