"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.
Meredith Music Resource
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1107669
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 966956
Brass Research Series
The Brass Press
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1671771
The Melakarta System
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 685922
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1317920
Öt kürtdarab - Magyar szerzők művei
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266456
since the early Middle Ages
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 165093
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 164648
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144512
Classroom Jam
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 473868
Advanced Method
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107080
for all valve instruments
for: Brass instrument (with valves, treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 618010
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 279789
for Tenor Sax and Bb instruments Int/Adv Level
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352501
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 812221
for Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1343163
Six easy pieces
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 118959
For daily use with any method
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 303062
6-10 ans et plus!
20 pièces
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 1126872
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 893403
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1193257
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1106738
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1634983
Kingfisher Brass
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971678
Play with a real band!
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210731
for F Horn Solo & Piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1637237
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 906439
Konzertwerk
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 999555
Musiktheorie
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1317636
Symposium 1
Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern 4
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773268
Polyrythms – Rythmes simultaneous
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205063
Studien und Übungen für alle Instrumente (dt/en/fr)
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 588767
A Collection of 32 Fun-to-Play Familiar Melodies for the beginning Instrumentalist
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 468484
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144381
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 145301
13 Concert Pieces
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 138743
Horn in F
Masterwork Studies
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 806234
Play with a real band!
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210760
Songs For Funeral Services
Parts in Bb, in Eb and in C–bass clef
for: Voice [melodic instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low)], piano [guitar/keyboard/organ]
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 665906
French Horn/piano
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 217262
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681362
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1530948
for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 982460
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 770696
French horn method for beginners 1
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 858930
A New Method For French Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1147115
With advice on instrument care, notation guide and a photo/diagram.
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766587
Volume 5 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 621869
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