"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: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 924782
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927190
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925569
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 925489
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 925333
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204427
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204382
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: 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: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669944
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1659620
Solo Book
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 294046
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926300
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651966
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 (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 446453
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773652
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 693337
for: Trumpet [horn/tenor horn]
Music score
Item no.: 1013156
for: Horn
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 184230
for: Horn
Solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 302125
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 302123
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 490374
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 191401
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 228939
Edition Schott
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743419
from Concerto E flat major
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 793338
Edition Schott
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 793336
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 792826
from "Guilio Cesare"
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 741243
Edition Schott
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750683
op. 3/1
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 750386
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 1668412
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588281
for: Cornet [horn (E-flat), trombone, euphonium, tuba], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594139
Geschichte und musikalische Nutzung
25. Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium
Michaelstein, 8. bis 10. Oktober 2004
Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte 70
for: Horn
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 487349
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1024007
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1023599
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 427828
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