"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.
Weisenduette
for: 2 horns (F)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1560641
for: 2 horns (F)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 471173
for: 3 horns (F)
Ensemble score, solo parts
Item no.: 648006
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 763459
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 860908
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 303502
for: 2–4 horns
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1329123
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1714757
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Item no.: 1715458
for: 2 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1639700
for: Horn, piano
Klavierauszug, Solostimme, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640380
for: Horn, brass band
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 315604
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1072327
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 342684
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 273979
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738284
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1557775
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 608897
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 157816
for: 10 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 582987
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1563076
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 262281
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 982083
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 691758
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318923
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128751
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128734
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128624
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 388990
for: Trumpet [horn/clarinet]
Music score
Item no.: 859817
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318052
for: Brass instrument (treble clef), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1550318
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 974091
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 928912
and 7 Other Classical-Based JazzPieces
Jazz Play-Along Volume 182
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 665254
Basic sock color black with woven horn
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 772650
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1645675
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1610773
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 287264
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 145912
for: Brass instrument (treble clef), piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 1551989
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 366188
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 154769
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 133244
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 606123
for: Horn, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 620275
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1210739
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 344146
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