"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.
für second Horn (Horn tiefe Lage) und Orchester Partitur
for: Horn, orchestra
Item no.: 626532
für Horn und Orchester Partitur
for: Horn, orchestra
Partitur
Item no.: 644327
Introduktion und Polacca C-Dur
for: Clarinet, horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 645443
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1566811
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 818284
Köbl Edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1013190
aus der Reihe "Munich Opera Horns"
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677579
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1645129
8 Technical and Articulation Exercises for Latin Jazz Patterns
for almost all instruments
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1550486
for: Horn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1013359
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 211550
Ensemble Time 41
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 295493
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 429240
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486609
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 442702
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 490879
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 490878
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat)
Item no.: 242527
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 154365
Southern Music
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 616261
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 577612
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 301639
29 Spielstücke
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 276134
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267356
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 620916
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 479944
Music for Brass No. 215
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Ensemble score, solo parts
Item no.: 240682
aus der h-Moll-Messe BWV 232
für Horn und Klavier (oder Orgel)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 676913
für vier Hörner
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 655790
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1043385
in der Bearbeitung für Corno da caccia (Horn) und Orgel
(Transposition von T 99019)
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 631044
Bollywood Blast
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 630005
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 364914
Erstedition
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 489190
Solo Time 6 - Loosmann
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 457211
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 468489
for: Horn, harp
Set of parts
Item no.: 470685
pour Monsieur Dürrschmied
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 372885
for: 3 horns
Score
Item no.: 335395
11 Stücke aus bekannten Werken
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 274090
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 337984
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484284
for: Horn [cello], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 343455
für 2 gleiche Stimmen
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Item no.: 397515
for: 2 horns (F)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1566396
Karibische Duette
for: 1–2 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1349743
Eb major
for: 2 horns, chamber orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 662732
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 562427
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