"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: 3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1561015
for: 3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560620
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 340230
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 607303
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 465795
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 419569
für Waldhorn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 343220
aus Opern italienische Komponisten
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 767556
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 278277
Stimme in Es (Altsax Baritonsax, Klarinette, Horn)
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 293405
French Horn
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 469920
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 626837
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530744
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530743
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530742
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 797692
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963841
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 882752
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 885376
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 881864
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 877908
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 877305
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 657835
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 657747
pour le second cor
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 607713
für Horn und Klavier (1800)
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 607298
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 922610
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 270010
Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 1611025
Gregory Miller, Horn
for: Horn
CD
Item no.: 1024020
for: Melody instrument (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Item no.: 112645
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 685677
For All Cupped-Mouthpiece Brass Instruments
for: Brass instrument
Music score
Item no.: 272750
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 584697
Spielbuch für Hornquartett Nr. III
für 4 Hörner (4 horns)
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 685679
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1345576
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 932982
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 934411
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 935199
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 901707
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 938697
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 938450
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 478695
for: Wind instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 216793
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 937056
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995676
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 648179
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995671
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