"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 (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597114
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 644250
Polkas und Walzer
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651966
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643581
Jazz
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139782
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 775275
for: Cornet [horn (E-flat), trombone, euphonium, tuba], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594139
for: Horn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 796984
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588281
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611640
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1025245
for: Voice (melody instrument], string ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559953
für 8 Hörner
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678722
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1593388
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 885113
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569223
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875589
Spotlight
for: Baritone horn [tuba/ horn], concert band
Score
Item no.: 1018327
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 883080
Edition for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1670744
over the Sehnsuchtswalzer by Franz Schubbert
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1681300
Southern Music
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 924782
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623074
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1023599
Southern Music
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925569
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927190
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019253
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 974101
Edition Maulwurf
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677567
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663212
transponierte ausgabe
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1200285
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 936020
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 910047
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2550
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988496
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567739
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601381
from "Guilio Cesare"
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 741243
Konzertwerk
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348041
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874158
The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library - Horn
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204427
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1659620
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630432
51 melodische Ohrwürmer für zwei Hörner
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682517
d'Apres La Pratique Des Compositeurs
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834025
Polka für ein tiefes Soloinstrument und Blasorchester
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/F/E-flat/C low), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1589050
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653006
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875893
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