"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
Sheet music
Item no.: 1577124
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246365
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269144
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 425949
20 Duette bekannter Komponisten aus dem 17./18. Jahrhundert
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 471273
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 274370
Verzeichnis von über 200 Solowerken für ein oder mehrere Hörner (inklusive Jagdhorn, Signalhorn, Alphorn und Lure) und Blasorchester
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 1611981
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607962
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580760
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631627
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1614588
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1614498
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606740
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606665
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1605623
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607211
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607109
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606840
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606259
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1605982
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615245
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614967
Partita
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 231616
for: 2 horns (F)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1565614
8 Duette & 6 Trios „von klassisch bis modern“
for: 2-3 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562916
for: 3 horns (F)
Score, set of parts (anthology)
Item no.: 1559992
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 265641
for: 2 horns, piano
Item no.: 408209
Erstdruck
for: 8 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 580842
From Airs Varies Opus 89
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306961
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306854
from the Musical: Notre-Dame de Paris
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310746
from Trois Grandes Marches
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309160
Excerpt
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307749
Excerpt
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307748
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1634993
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
From Aida
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303025
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1221413
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1221057
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