"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 four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Stimmensatz 4 Hörner in F
Item no.: 1633033
transcribed for horn and piano by Matthew Mauro
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1633064
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1633032
RWV C 42
Werke für Horn
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1632351
RWV C 42
Werke für Horn
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1632138
for Eb Horn and Piano
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1631996
Methode voor althoorn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1581982
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566811
Ensemble-Time Band 193
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566602
für vierstimmiges Jagdhornensemble in B
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566600
Für Blechbläser in Bb und F
62 Übungen für den Einstieg
Von Anfang an No. 5
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1566532
Horn Early elementary-intermediate
Grades 1–5
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1560897
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563639
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1562946
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat), organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1562810
for: Bassoon [horn], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1562664
Masters of Lyrical Style
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1559882
for: Voice (melody instrument], string ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559953
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559945
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530661
for: 5 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559815
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1558688
Caprice für Waldhorn und Orchester C-Dur (1860)
nach Vincenzo Bellini - La Sonnambula (Die Nachtwandlerin)
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1557394
Caprice für Waldhorn für Horn und Orchester C-Dur (1860)
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557396
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1557170
for Horn & Orchestra
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557200
for: Horn, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1557199
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1556251
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1556131
for: 3 horns
Score, 3 Single part
Item no.: 1552725
exempla nova 574
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1552519
Pitch, Rhythm, and Harmony Training for Horn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1552525
Ein Leitfaden zum lösungsorientierten Üben in Prävention und Therapie
Forum Musikpädagogik Band 155
for: Instrument [voice]
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1552208
Original Late Romantic Compositions
1866-1897
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Score, part
Item no.: 1552014
for: 1–3 horns
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 1551883
Erstdruck
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1551840
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1551830
for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351704
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1551001
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351914
Schule für Horn in F
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1343010
Method for Horn
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210666
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351913
Play with a real band!
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210731
Play with a real band!
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210760
Method for Horn
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1340853
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1551516
Die komplette Methode für den Musikunterricht
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1532600
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