"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.
Cor
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 266745
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 266741
for: Horn (E-flat)
Item no.: 277087
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860094
Carlo und Aghvani Uomini gewidmet
for: Horn, strings
Score
Item no.: 380850
Essential Exercises for All Jazz, Traditional and Contemporary Musicians
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 585038
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 997303
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431226
for: Horn (F), guitar
Score
Item no.: 183094
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 314941
für 4 Hörner oder 4 Wagnertuben
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019249
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 274646
for: Horn
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1353089
for: Horn
Item no.: 140399
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 941369
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 943409
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 610854
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1690889
Edition Peter Damm
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 582989
Instrumental Folio
for: Horn
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1331544
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 632932
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 298833
Introductions and Variations
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1178792
for: 3 horns (F/E-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 132267
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 594051
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 593770
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593762
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593678
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593662
Brass Band
for: Alphorn (G-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 595126
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594964
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594871
4 Horns
for: 4 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 593625
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 593566
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593537
OR Eb AND PIANO
JAMES, IFOR, ARR.
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593296
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593290
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593286
Op. 45
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593280
KV 447
for: Horn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 594319
Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600234
Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600232
for 3 horns and piano (keyboard), (guitar, bass, drums ad lib)
for: 3 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664925
for horn in F
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 589889
für zwei Hörner und Orgel
for: 2 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684528
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1203818
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302170