"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), piano
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Item no.: 1221224
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1221939
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1221938
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1221669
for: Horn (F), guitar
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for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1580951
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
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Item no.: 1303304
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
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Item no.: 1303248
for: Horn (F), guitar
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Item no.: 1303139
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1596510
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1596398
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
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Item no.: 1579456
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: 5 horns
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Item no.: 1596838
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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for: 4 horns (quartet)
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1630431
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1301809
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1567928
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1567900
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1567644
for: 2 horns (F), piano
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Item no.: 1567502
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1567501
for: 5 horns
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Item no.: 1567082
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301929
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1599284
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1599235
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1599145
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1602017
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1601897
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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for: Horn (F), guitar
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
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Item no.: 1305676
for: Horn (F), guitar
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Item no.: 1304894
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304739
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988941
(Nr. 5)
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 687007
für Horn und Klavier (1800)
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 607305
Erstdruck
for: 2 horns, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 585717
für Corno concertato, 2 Violinen, Viola & Basso
Sammlung Lund Nr.13
Wahrscheinlich von Anton Joseph Hampel verfasst
for: Horn, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 482467
Neue Studientexte zur Instrumentalpädagogik
Forum Musikpädagogik 117
for: Instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 644934
35 Studies For French Horn - 18 Studies
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1343104
Folk
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530827
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530746
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1277719
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