"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, organ
Item no.: 490941
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 268363
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267158
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 266745
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1135663
Shining Brass (ABRSM)
12 new arrangements for Brass, Grades 1-3
for: Brass instrument (treble clef), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1550458
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1178792
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 468488
for: Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431226
for: Horn (F), guitar
Score
Item no.: 183094
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1165577
For the eight horn players of the Berlin Philharmonic
for: 8 horns
Score
Item no.: 638966
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669944
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 691996
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1659620
Solo Book
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 294046
13 Solo-Arrangements from the Broadwaymusical for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 492768
for: Horn
Aufführungsmaterial
Item no.: 887715
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 242088
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166537
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926300
Edition for Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 684132
over the Sehnsuchtswalzer by Franz Schubbert
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1681300
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651966
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 176428
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 138237
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 145654
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 474540
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860094
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 641648
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1023599
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 577577
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623081
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623074
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 382696
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 446453
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1014987
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307614
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307520
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307194
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302006
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301635
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301581
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303696
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303639
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302170
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303361
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1300413
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