"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
Music score
Item no.: 135675
für 2 Waldhörner
for: 2 horns
Music score
Item no.: 392804
for: Horn, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1204533
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 256960
12 Hits from Coldplay for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 616901
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 184301
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108513
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108192
for: 10 horns; voice ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1716249
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 152769
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 828435
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 474139
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394766
Eb major
for: 2 horns, chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 636501
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 459989
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 973674
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860803
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1129077
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 153531
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1542333
for the 50th birthday of Michael Haefliger
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1549034
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1201712
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 936675
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127028
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1129180
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1129123
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127543
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned)
Set of parts
Item no.: 407648
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 101105
für 3 Ventil-Pleßhörner, 3 Natur-Pleßhörner und 4 Parforce-Hörner
for: 3-4 hunting horns
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 327474
for: Horn [cello], piano
Item no.: 213193
for: 2 horns (F)
Performance score french horns in F
Item no.: 1738509
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 549175
for: Horn, string orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 300860
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 163387
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1645636
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1345589
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 336494
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 109163
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1549120
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1621445
for: Horn (F) [cello], piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 696019
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 344183
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1558688
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 765408
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 776512
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 350629
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