"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 (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1578333
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578236
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582470
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580951
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580760
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1580729
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580298
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1581091
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1581090
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567139
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567082
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601675
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1601620
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567644
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567618
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567502
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567501
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567388
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567928
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567900
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316440
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1569200
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1569199
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1569150
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568952
for: 3 horns (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1569775
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569692
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571345
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571315
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570656
for: 1–2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570465
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570424
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1570042
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1569829
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1576427
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576054
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576938
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576877
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576848
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576728
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1576698
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576578
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576547
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576517
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1574797
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574511
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1575945
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1575920