"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: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 376972
for: Horn
Music score
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for: Horn, piano
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
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for: Horn, orchestra
Score
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
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for: Horn
Music score
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for: Horn, piano
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Horn
Score
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for: Horn
Music score
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Solo Arrangements of 15 Favorite Songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 577536
RV 538, 539
for: 2 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1631896
for: Horn
Music score
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for: Horn
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Brass instrument
Book
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for: Horn (F)
Music score
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for: Horn, piano
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for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
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for: Horn
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for: Horn
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for: Horn
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for: Instrument
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for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
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for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
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for: 5 horns
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
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for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Alphorn (G-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
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for: 1–3 alphorns (F), brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: 1–3 alphorns (F), brass band
Score, Parts
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