"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 (E-flat) [tenor horn], piano
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1851
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 413236
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1351466
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 606477
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 955921
Anglo Music Play-Along Series
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 655525
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 576898
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat); piano ad lib.
Sheet music (piano accompaniment), playback-CD
Item no.: 496612
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1018581
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400899
for: Horn (E-flat)
Book
Item no.: 955992
15 Christmas Classics Arranged for a Soloist & Jazz Rhythm Section
for Instrument in Eb
for: Alto saxophone [Baritone saxophone/Horn] (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 171091
Frech Illustriert
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 768197
Young Band 1
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Item no.: 146803
für vier Hörner
Stimmensatz
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 585582
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 947323
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 781497
for: Horn, organ
FASSUNG IN F-DUR
Item no.: 490928
Sounds Spectacular
35 Easy Holiday Solos for Young Players
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 691127
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292387
for: 1–3 horns
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 1551883
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291679
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292050
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290854
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272656
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 928402
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576239
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663847
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252091
for: 4 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631382
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1615518
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234119
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1236
mit Variationen über 15 Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1656987
28 Duette
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1566469
for: 3 horns (E-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563012
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 476059
15 Festive Solos in 25+ Different Styles
for: Horn
Item no.: 1661080
for: 4 horns (F) [flexible ensemble (4 voices)]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 559405
8,4 x 9,3 x 5,5 cm
Glass
for: Horn
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 775080
for: Horn
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 483192
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643648
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606963
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291764
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291763
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 600744
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596404
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292498
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