"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, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268333
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267766
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267590
12 of the most enduring pop classic songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 674752
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127961
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266904
for: 3 horns
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for: 3 horns
Item no.: 209361
12 Charthits for Horn Solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
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for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 858120
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 796100
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128488
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128404
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623084
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1128937
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860191
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1343596
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 963977
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1582111
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 688043
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1129137
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771611
for: Horn, organ
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for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Horn
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for: Horn
Music score
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for: Horn
Music score
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267183
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266779
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 288903
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 608599
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 145439
for: Horn
Item no.: 184708
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 577366
for: Horn
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 565933
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 479086
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 490372
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 143080
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 382758
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662803
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662695
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662665
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662612
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1659652
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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