"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: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 585144
Simple and unsymmetrical bars
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205061
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 276947
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400884
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400753
for Eb instruments
Berklee Guide
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 284759
The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 365175
14 easy to play jazz tunes
Ein neuer Weg zur Jazz Improvisation
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 100324
Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175467
Method for Eb Tenor Horn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 1549116
14 easy to play jazz tunes
Ein neuer Weg zur Jazz Improvisation
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1689934
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266887
Die schönsten Konzert- und Zugabestücke
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 629884
Kürtiskola 1
EMB Music Lesson - Methods
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 198394
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn (F)
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 660348
Solo Arrangements of 14 Classic Songs with CD Accompaniment
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 618049
Studien und Übungen für Blechblasinstrumente
Violinschlüssel
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1669645
since the early Middle Ages
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 165093
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 279789
6-10 ans et plus!
20 pièces
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 1126872
Studien und Übungen für alle Instrumente (dt/en/fr)
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 588767
Hal Leonard Classical Play Along
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 810592
The Jazz Workshop Series Vol. 6
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music lesson book, single parts, playback CD
Item no.: 245958
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653591
Edition for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1670744
over the Sehnsuchtswalzer by Franz Schubbert
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1681300
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1659620
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653006
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1014987
für Horn in F (Bassetthorn)
for: Horn in F [bassethorn], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 243558
Band 3: 26 melodische Herausforderungen
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 693337
for: Horn
Item no.: 350133
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307675
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594964
für Corno da Caccia in C oder B
aus der Orgelsonate Nr. 4 op. 65
for: Horn, organ
Organ score, solo parts
Item no.: 660868
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277160
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277097
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1280609
Small Pieces
Startup Solo
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1688050
für Fürst–Pless–Hörner, Hifthorn und Sauerländer Halbmond
Handbuch der Jagdmusik 3
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 176428
Hornkonzert Nr.2
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284362
für zwei Instrumente im Violinschlüssel (Klavier ad lib.)
for: 2 melodic instruments (treble clef); piano ad lib.
Ensemble score
Item no.: 684180
Solo Book
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 294046
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 646040
Fin cycle (facile)
for: Hunting horn
Music score
Item no.: 775106
for: Horn
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1353089
Hausaufgabenheft für 32 Wochen, Notenzeilen, Kleines Musiklexikon
for: Instrument
Homework booklet
Item no.: 802497
Horn Early elementary-intermediate
Grades 1–5
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1560897
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