"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.
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140787
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1327151
Instruktive und melodische Übungsstücke
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 767593
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1139542
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 817050
for: Horn
Item no.: 472762
for: Horn
Item no.: 153294
for: 3 horns
Part St
Item no.: 632636
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 637979
Mega Pop 2000/11
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 312308
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 278268
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 490575
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 602458
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 564822
for: Horn
Item no.: 163433
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 474133
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138214
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 209323
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 487089
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 331324
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146617
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 433802
Album for the Young
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1024184
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1068822
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107716
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107708
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107706
(Waldhorn in F) ideale Lage, aber nicht kompatibel
for: Melody instrument (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1651120
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 429000
Suite for four Horns in F
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1065905
F Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1065271
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988015
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988924
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988318
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 872566
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829424
Débutants Volume 1
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830286
Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 830244
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829579
French Horn Methods & Studies
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1349537
French Horn Ensemble
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1349011
Oboe Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348714
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348094
for: 4 horns (F), piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1340513
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1014774
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1064431
1st & 2nd Eb Horns
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 1066171