"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 (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615226
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 892886
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567844
Drei Sätze aus der Ballettmusik zu Idomeneo
for: 8-10 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 767591
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614770
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569086
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630457
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1629972
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354326
op. 52/6
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 758302
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1610773
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614796
Air et Variations brillantes (Thème de Frédéric Berat)
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 749851
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662559
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662534
for: Voice [melody instrument], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1559894
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594775
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530741
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874753
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 925261
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531093
for trumpet (brass instrument) and piano
for: Brass instrument, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1654745
für Horn in F oder Corno da Caccia (Trompete)in B
Europäische Musik: Deutschland
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1105838
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 871353
pour cor d'harmonie, trompette ou clarinette
for: Trumpet [horn/clarinet]
Music score
Item no.: 859817
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 963550
Alta Musica
for: 2 horns [trumpets]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1351530
Spotlight
for: Baritone horn [tuba/ horn], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019923
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623078
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 873807
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1194419
for: 2–4 horns
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1329123
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623088
for: 2 horns
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1643296
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662886
für Horn in F und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 661869
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1203713
for: 5 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691201
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108577
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 912552
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 880230
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1317403
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888509
Choralpartita über fünf alte Festtagschoräle für zwei Hörner und Orgel
for: 2 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674303
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 834386
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 877043
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042066
Edition Maulwurf
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672850
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