"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.
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für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4422
for: Horn, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1204533
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669987
Torna a Surriento
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1668123
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071747
Classic Chorale Preludes
Arranged for Keyboard and Any Solo Instrument
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 692698
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656103
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 726813
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108513
for: Horn
Item no.: 183134
für Trompete (Horn)
for: Trumpet [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 433505
aus "Sechs religiöse Gesänge" op. 157
für Corno da caccia in A/C und Orgel
for: Hunting horn, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 460698
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 460695
Mega Pop 2003/03
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 156327
for: Horn, organ
AUSGABE IN F-DUR
Item no.: 490969
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns [trumpets, hunting horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 627032
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 580394
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315533
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1551516
Schule
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 256960
for: Horn [cello], piano
Item no.: 213193
Kawe
for: 2 horns, piano
Item no.: 169505
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 184301
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 474140
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 474139
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 474132
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 658931
Band 2, Nr. 24 - 45
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 638961
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, set of parts (anthology)
Item no.: 1017046
for: Instrument
Item no.: 157042
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743817
London Brass Ensemble Series
for: Horn (F) (solo), Brass ensemble (9 parts)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966598
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108371
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108372
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072189
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072625
Solo für 4 Hörner und Blasorchester
for: 4 horns, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1639513
Erstdruck
for: 3 horns (E-flat), orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 1655032
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1013188
Classics Relaunched
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 780311
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988454
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 758089
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530661
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 733052
Memories of the Alhambra
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 752708
for: Horn, brass band
Score
Item no.: 1590869
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 766967
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108192
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