"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.
in E-flat Major
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634964
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1539714
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138710
for Eb instrument (tenor horn/french horn/alto saxophone) and piano
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 666750
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1042132
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013350
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1140341
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070929
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108272
horn solo version 2017
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1541896
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1141731
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167151
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071058
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071328
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1071676
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042013
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1091938
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1167100
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1140453
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 834103
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042016
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 871040
pour cor en fa et piano
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1654743
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1134427
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 796937
Aufnahme der Fripperies Nr. 1-32
for: 4 horns (quartet)
CD
Item no.: 1011170
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 474151
Mega Pop 2002/10
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 217886
Mega Pop 1 2001
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 160704
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 290952
Eine umfassende Orchester Methode
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 143475
for: 2 horns, piano
Item no.: 167874
for: 2 horns, piano
Item no.: 171830
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 265643
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 433718
Jazz
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1096425
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194360
cor et piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1071240
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1110674
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 869810
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1109916
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1590920
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 477198
Mega Pop 2002 8
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone/horn (E-flat)], piano
Item no.: 290205
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 433864
Monologue X
for: Horn
Item no.: 306199
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 272967
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