"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: 4 horns (F); organ ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691354
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
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Item no.: 177646
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 329497
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 819467
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1672182
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268333
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267766
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 267590
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266956
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266904
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 577611
for: 3 horns
Item no.: 209361
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 688043
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771611
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 295060
for: Horn
Item no.: 482892
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1142864
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267183
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266779
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 145439
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 479086
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 490372
for: 4 horns, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1659652
op. 50
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 731592
per corno ed orchestra
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 736992
"Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 731186
from Organ Concerto
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726182
op. 7/1
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724544
from the Idyll "At Twilight"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 754009
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 735804
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589123
for: 2 horns, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588283
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633617
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633466
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1656958
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1655074
Edition Schott
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 743622
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2551
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2453
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 2318
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 2265
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 767555
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 425562
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 106969
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924970
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 817625
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021542
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072716