"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.
Elftes Stück aus dem Zyklus der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen
Neue Hausmusik
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 117673
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 115613
Ragtime
for: Melody instrument (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 347007
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1119586
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 667970
Einzelaussgabe aus Band 32 der Gesamtausgabe (Kammermusik IV)
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 556131
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343843
Schule
for: Horn
Schule
Item no.: 464308
Sammelsurium 2
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 467575
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 417706
für Horn solo (Corno da caccia), 2 Violinen, Viola und Bc
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665297
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404504
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 793331
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021562
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1557170
(opt. Solotrompete in B)
for: Horn (F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562922
nach "Sonatine für Mandoline und Klavier C-Dur"
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 767021
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834290
Klassik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530728
Suite for horn quartet
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021561
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266587
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1352744
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 797506
(Piano Reduction) Horn Quartet or Quintet
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806317
Instrumental Solos for Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 476896
12 new arrangements for Brass, Grades 1-3
for: Horn [tuba] (E-flat), piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1550396
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430334
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 602059
for Horn in F
Melody Plus Harmony
for: Horn
Item no.: 586649
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
[englisch]
Item no.: 159615
for: Instrument
Item no.: 205928
Parforcehorn in B und 4 Parforcehörner in Es
for: 4 hunting horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562117
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 487793
Cor
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 239433
for: Horn [alto saxophone (E-flat)], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267763
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 267569
Klassik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 267332
Klassik
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 267310
Geistliche Musik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 947807
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 906014
Kleine Suite
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 344583
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 377341
for Horn in F
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 459428
piano reduction = score
for: Cello solo, 2 horns (F), string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 783164
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669938
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 610169
Solo Arrangements of 31 Favorite Songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 582640
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