"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.
Gruber: Vier marianische Antiphonen 2 Hörner
for: 2 horns
Single part(n)
Item no.: 644846
for: Horn
Item no.: 114168
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1690889
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926866
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925562
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 925107
Deutsches Proprium
for: Horn
Single part(n)
Item no.: 644704
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music paper
Item no.: 646110
Southern Music
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925569
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924970
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926585
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 927462
for: Horn
Single part
Item no.: 463199
for: 2 horns, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623237
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 215506
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926524
für Blechbläser
for: Horn (F)
Single part(n)
Item no.: 384188
für Blechbläser
for: Horn (E-flat)
Single part(n)
Item no.: 384187
F Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1065036
Hausaufgabenheft für 32 Wochen, Notenzeilen, Kleines Musiklexikon
for: Instrument
Homework booklet
Item no.: 802497
met: lesopdrachten voor 32 weken, muziekpapier, overzicht van muziektermen
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 802521
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 141864
für Blechbläser (Ensemble/Posaunenchor) Spielpartitur Posaunen
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Item no.: 1664873
Es-Stimmen zum Akkordeon-Heft 3
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Single part in E-flat
Item no.: 141866
für Blechbläser (Ensemble/Posaunenchor) Spielpartitur Posaunen
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Item no.: 648906
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 147293
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1070282
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 192925
College Songs
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 810780
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 924702
for: Horn
Single part(n)
Item no.: 645002
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1038323
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 265676
for: Horn
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1669312
for: Horn
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 145805
for: 2 horns
Stimmen
Item no.: 1557640
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320631
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1320624
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1582798
Magnetisch
for: Instrument
Bookmark
Item no.: 681408
for: Horn
Bookmark (magnetic)
Item no.: 774234
for: Wind instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 216793
for: Melody instrument (B-flat/E-flat)
Item no.: 289640
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 467131
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