"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), organ [piano]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277126
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290269
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292247
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291707
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291680
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292443
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578041
for: 2 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233589
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 158495
for: Horn
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 214816
12 besinnliche Spielstücke für
Melodieinstrument in C, B, Es & C (Bass-Schlüssel)
und Begleitung (Klavier, Akkordeon etc.)
bearbeitet von Gottfried Hummel
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Item no.: 1668414
16 Weihnachtslieder für Hornquartett
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 146582
für Es-Instrument und Klavier (kombinierbar mit Trompete/Posaune)
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1013071
Solo oder Duett
for: 1–2 horns (F); piano ad lib.
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 119094
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1013158
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1199761
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1547738
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290322
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283676
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291708
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292499
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292471
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292442
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292330
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292275
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292107
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290358
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662997
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662931
for: 2 horns (F), piano [organ]
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1252691
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220374
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233625
for: 2-5 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1127926
29 Weihnachtslieder
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1560710
Einfach gesetzte Weihnachtslieder (mit Texten)
Höltzel light - Weihnachten zu zweit
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 663802
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 680153
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291735
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292331
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308739
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292218
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292190
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292135
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291966
for: Horn (F), organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1655322
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233588
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 204414
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 579929
for: Horn
Item no.: 618515