"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.
Play Along
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 969098
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1139913
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1139074
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194816
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167192
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1141902
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167166
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1110481
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1530979
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1132920
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1138362
Orale : Textes
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1140399
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 433781
A Sheaf of Miniatures
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791205
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070817
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071410
Extrait De Dans L'Immeuble De Chloé
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071015
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780982
7 Pieces
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071157
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1319675
De Vier Dwergen
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132321
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1138776
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042576
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 869570
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 870749
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138804
Mega Pop 2000 14
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 195738
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 197051
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 280314
for: Horn, organ
FASSUNG IN C-DUR
Item no.: 490929
Nr 21-24
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 486589
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167081
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1195147
Ein Konzept für das erfolgreiche Unterrichten mit Blasinstrumenten
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online audio
Item no.: 692635
for: Horn, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1018475
La Paz: New-York: Buenos Aires: Rio de Janeiro
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070780
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108273
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070824
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 601196
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 378173
Mega Pop 1998 14
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 247031
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 691317
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649606
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649605
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 408207
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1354201
Swiss Composers Series
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score, Solo part
Item no.: 1024987
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