"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, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860296
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 313211
Eine Künstlerbiographie im Spiegel der kulturgeschichtlichen Entwicklung Münchens im 19. Jahrhundert
Voces 19
for: Horn
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 774134
15 Duette
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 471335
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267023
für C, B und F-Instrumente im Violin- oder Bassschlüssel
for: 2 wind instruments
5 playing scores
Item no.: 949030
12 jazz classics for horn solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 674039
Play with a real band!
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 313159
Klassik
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 818839
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 560038
Tonleiterstudien
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 276954
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 189893
Jazz Play-Along Volume 132
10 Favorite Tunes including "And The Angels Swing" , "Into It", "Sunshower" etc.
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 601224
French Horn Solo with Piano - Grade 2.5
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 1107066
15 Beatles Favourites for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 667741
For Horn & Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 610397
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 659748
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 579742
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 607112
Die Originalnoten (1. Horn Es)
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958750
Die Originalnoten (2. Horn Es)
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 958739
(Musik für Momente der Ruhe & Stille)
10 Spielstücke
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low), accordion [piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351736
Collection Music en Poche
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1107416
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684593
Stoß - Tongestaltung - Ausdauer - Bindung - Krafttraining
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 294884
Meditation On The First Prelude Of J.S. Bach
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 888473
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1657229
Schule
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1211437
Tunes For Developing Technique
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1151002
GIA Method Books
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1153150
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096667
Sounds Spectacular
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 691096
Symposium im Rahmen der 25. Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2000
for: Brass instrument
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 344880
for Band
Intermediate to Advanced Studies
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 686100
A Band Method for Group or Individual Instruction
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 687917
for Concert Band
A Revolutionary Method for Early–Intermediate Musicians
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 688251
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 301792
A comprehensive band method
Original Series
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685590
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1137184
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1660336
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649721
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1646131
An Schwager Kronos / Wiegenlied für Meggie
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 797202
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071712
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 865018
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1063550
for: 3 horns
Single part Horn 1
Item no.: 1669499
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1020636
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