"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.
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 209438
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682409
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582847
Passion, Easter
Original works and arrangements for church service and concert
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 579912
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 606550
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 497977
for: Cello solo, 2 horns (F), string orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 287568
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531192
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 139497
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 327297
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 581233
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662257
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 205277
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 411036
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 554258
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 329636
for: Hunting horn
Audio-CD
Item no.: 312134
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 332627
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 100864
for: Horn
Bookmark (magnetic)
Item no.: 774234
for: Trumpet [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 109309
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 580993
for: Horn
Item no.: 357219
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 188365
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 558039
Musik mit Horn
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 692483
aus der Oper Turandot
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 485072
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559812
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 393074
for: 4 horns (F), orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 475096
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1043643
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 597385
for: 2 horns [clarinets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 3947
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned); keyboard/guitar ad lib.
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2616
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 255247
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 389177
Improve the low register technique
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 328155
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682404
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3420
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 644150
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 576116
for: Horn
Item no.: 357292
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 395311
for: Horn (E-flat) [trumpet], piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 667268
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 894726
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 661983
Communion
Original works and arrangements for church service and concert
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 603983
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 353737