"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: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 357428
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 630876
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume 10
Livre de l'élève
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772925
Complete methode voor individueel en groepsonderwijs
Deel 2
for: Winds class [alto horn (E-flat)]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 763541
De complete methode voor hoorn
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 668999
Anfängerschule Für B-Horn
for: Horn (B flat)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 780746
Méthode de lecture à vue pour tous instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 367656
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 474867
Praktische Übungs-Etüden mit Musik-Apps für alle Instrumente
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 777260
Theorie und 111 Übungen
Atempädagogik
for: Wind instrument [voice]
Book
Item no.: 657803
Stand: März 2007
Lehrplan des VdM
for: Horn
Study book
Item no.: 118376
für C- und B-Instrumente
9 Standard-Akkordfolgen in 19 Versionen
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 445147
Ein kreativer Zugang zu Erwerb, Erhalt und zur Vervollkommnung jazzimprovisatorischer Kompetenz
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Book
Item no.: 603732
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 772560
Great Foundation Series
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 770359
for: 2 horns
Music lesson book
Item no.: 135843
Musik für Horn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 141160
40 Progressive Studies for horn
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 280977
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 643008
for: Hunting horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 177562
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 1022537
Eine praktische Anleitung zur Atemstütztechnik im Selbststudium für Holzbläser und Blechbläser
for: Wind instrument
Study book
Item no.: 158011
Improvisation
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 343623
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1551816
Märchenstunde für Blechbläser oder der Weg zum intuitiven Spiel (Lehrmaterial, Musiktheorie) (Teaching material, Theory)
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 473760
für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 682460
Eine praktische Musiklehre
Heft 4b
Bausteine - Werkreihe (Praxishilfe) (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103254
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103239
Methode voor althoorn + online audio
for: Alto horn (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 1027057
Methode voor hoorn (F)
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1684219
144 systematisierte Etüden verschiedener Autoren für Horn
Band 2 (Nr. 69-144)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 687355
Complete methode voor individueel en groepsonderwijs
Deel 1
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 763009
Complete methode voor individueel en groepsonderwijs
Deel 1
for: Winds class [alto horn (E-flat)]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 763538
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume 9
Livre de l'élève
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772873
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 121005
Fare musica divertendosi
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 770358
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 763560
für Horn (Waldhorn)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 657802
for: Instrument
Item no.: 338019
Tipps für den täglichen Unterricht mit Blechbläsern
Musikpädagogische Reihe
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 430791
for: Trumpet [horn]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 768564
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 485852
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 680196
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103242
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103240
for: Instrument [voice]
Lesson book (with online media)
Item no.: 1550479
Klassenmusizieren mit Blasinstrumenten
Unterrichtsphase 2
for: Winds class [horn (F/B flat)]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 473233
Band 14: Richard Strauss
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 142571
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