"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.
Walzer
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291819
für Horn in F und Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596457
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 800514
Instrumental Solo Series
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 800862
Jazz Play-Along Volume 20
10 Holiday Favorites, including "Joy To The World", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Silent Night" etc.
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 474526
15 Festive Solos in 25+ Different Styles
for: Horn
Item no.: 1661081
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486614
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 280827
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400899
for: Horn
Item no.: 147107
8 kunstvolle Choralbearbeitungen für drei Trompeten (Trompeten Trio) oder drei Hörner (Horn Trio)
Die Musizierstunde-Ensemble Time MZ 274
for: 3 trumpets [3 horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 192687
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 580683
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1562038
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 603711
Instrumental Playalong
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 558322
for: 2 horns (F), piano [organ]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1579255
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1577993
für Horn in Es und Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1272722
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292415
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292246
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 799392
Sehr leichte bis leichte Weihnachtslieder
for: 1–2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 770417
Jazz Play-Along Volume 66
8 Holiday Favorites including "Christmas Is Coming", "Christmas Time Is Here", "O Tannenbaum" etc.
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 471873
for: Horn, organ
AUSGABE IN C
Item no.: 490940
Young Band 3
for: Horn
Item no.: 140478
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649629
Young Band
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 955992
10 Holiday Favorites
Hal Leonard Easy Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655116
for: Horn
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 145805
23 Weihnachtslieder arrangiert für Hornquartett
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 603710
für drei gleiche Instrumente
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 471733
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290269
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578041
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272707
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291707
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291680
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292443
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292247
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277145
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277126
31 Titles
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 599670
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596403
Solo für Kornett, Es-Horn, Euphonium, Posaune, Bass-Posaune, Es-Basstuba oder B-Basstuba
for: Voice [cornet, horn, trombone, euphonium], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671768
carols and traditional classics
for horn in F
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 247439
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 192925
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Play-Along for All Musicians
Jazz Play-Along Vol.128
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.: 583159
piano accompaniment level 3-5
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 941926
Fundamentals for brass
Instrumental technique
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 199064
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