"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.
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
Auswahl für Hornquartett
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 278280
for: 5 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691200
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 465191
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1245484
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1245346
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246144
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246870
for: Horn (F), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246703
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246701
für 2 Waldhörner
for: 2 horns
Music score
Item no.: 392804
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316440
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272434
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272235
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306763
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310493
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310437
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310366
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287113
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308798
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963858
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963857
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 886394
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 889780
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 886920
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 886079
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 882104
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749248
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 604885
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 147727
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874443
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 890022
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 889759
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 889691
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 881833
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 879466
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1201712
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 122736
Murray C38
for: Horn, orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 1538981
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1345589
for Horn Solo
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1549120
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269796
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 473436
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 332155
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 297885
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