"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.
from suite No. 3 BWV 1068
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 350591
4 Cors En Fa
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135275
Volume 5 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 621869
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 214748
for: Horn (F)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 463829
Partita
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 231616
for: Horn, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 474176
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 301873
Fun Pieces for french horn
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 298752
Mega Pop 2003/7
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 350873
12 Stücke
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 487825
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269144
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 606225
Best Of Belwin Jazz
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 483363
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565510
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 350407
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
[englisch]
Item no.: 171509
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 376972
for: Horn
Item no.: 490093
Solo für C, Bb, F oder Eb-Instrument mit Blasorchester
Moderne Bearbeitung
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 487294
Solistenmedley
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 433040
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 602944
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 600830
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 600765
Eb Horn & CD Playback
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 600700
Percussion optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600627
Percussion optional
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600456
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596325
Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594647
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 594269
Brass Band
for: Alphorn (G-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 595128
Brass Band
for: Alphorn (G-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594923
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593567
for horn in F and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593499
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593451
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593405
SCORE+PARTS
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 593281
version in F minor
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593279
Collection Ifor James
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593271
Eb Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593179
Brass Band
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592309
#NV
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596517
#NV
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596513
Eb Horn Studies
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 589894
The Charm Of Vienna
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 589872
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 591111
Solo Horn
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 592963
Studien und Übungen
for: Natural horn [Horn]
Music score
Item no.: 592819
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