"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.
15 Christmas Classics Arranged for a Soloist & Jazz Rhythm Section
for Instrument in Eb
for: Alto saxophone [Baritone saxophone/Horn] (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 171091
Meditation über das erste Präludium aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von Johann Sebastian Bach
bearbeitet für Alt-Saxophon oder Horn und Klavier
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1236
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663847
Sounds Spectacular
35 Easy Holiday Solos for Young Players
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 691127
Frech Illustriert
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 768197
for: Horn, organ
FASSUNG IN F-DUR
Item no.: 490928
for: 1–3 horns
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 1551883
für vier Hörner
Stimmensatz
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 585582
Young Band 1
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 146803
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1615518
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576239
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252091
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291679
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292050
Folk
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290854
Angels We Have Heard On High - Deck The Halls
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292387
for: 4 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631382
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272656
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234119
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 781497
Holiday Songs from Around the World
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 928402
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 947323
Nr. 3, aus: Vier Choralvorspiele für Orgel op. 49
München 1905
eingerichtet für Melodieinstrument und Orgel
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 6097
8,4 x 9,3 x 5,5 cm
Glass
for: Horn
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 775080
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643648
for: Horn
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 483192
mit Variationen über 15 Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1656987
15 Festive Solos in 25+ Different Styles
for: Horn
Item no.: 1661080
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 476059
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1215954
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 600744
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606963
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576238
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272706
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291995
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291764
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291763
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292498
Walzer
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292302
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596404
28 Duette
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1566469
for: 3 horns (E-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563012
Holiday Songs from around the World
for: 4 horns (F) [flexible ensemble (4 voices)]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 559405
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663819
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643661
Traditionelle Weihnachtsmusik im Still von New Classics
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 686026
für Horn in F und Klavier (kombinierbar mit Trompete/Posaune)
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1351754
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663025
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