"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 (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 771278
for: Horn [Wagner-tuba]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130655
for: Horn [Wagner-tuba]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130654
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103243
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 118393
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 669002
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 622382
for: Brass instrument, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1043375
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 298923
150 Lieder und Duette für Anfänger
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 100043
op. 32 Cor (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 266743
for: Horn (E-flat)
Item no.: 303594
Heft 4: Richard Wagner
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 392997
Schule für Anfänger
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 209655
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume 5
Livre de l'élève
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772475
Jazz-standards vereenvoudigen met de dominant-matrix
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1013242
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 764297
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 137480
for: Instrument
Study book
Item no.: 660710
A Fresh Approach
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 755354
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 165187
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
CD
Item no.: 214533
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1550888
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Book
Item no.: 470049
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 666563
for: Wind instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 745880
Der Ring des Nibelungen
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 343019
Complete methode voor individueel en groepsonderwijs
Deel 2
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 763010
La formation musicale par l'orchestre
Volume 8
Livre de l'élève
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772820
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 617179
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 562389
for: Horn
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1549446
for: Horn; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book, CD-ROM (with piano accompaniment to print yourself), 2 CDs
Item no.: 668078
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 474558
Eine praktische Musiklehre
Heft 3
Bausteine - Werkreihe (Praxishilfe) (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103244
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 489188
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 676422
144 Systematisierte Etüden verschiedener Autoren
Band 1 (Nr. 1-68)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 486946
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 769093
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 766825
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 817046
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 663824
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 228189
for: Instrument [voice]
Study book
Item no.: 103241
for: Trumpet [horn/tenor horn]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 425984
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 1162509
for: Horn
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 586145
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 589620