"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.
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 793331
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1633618
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1632603
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 2178
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2768
for: Melody instrument (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2604
for: Horn
Sheet music
Item no.: 4794
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1714787
op. 59/3
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726184
arranged for Horn and Piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 735958
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 735674
op. 15/7
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 738084
op. 50
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 741049
op. 3/1
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 758303
for: Horn (E-flat), tuba (B-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 594495
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1642728
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1027127
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1632185
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021562
Suite for horn quartet
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021561
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 466865
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 333171
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 327642
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 298513
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 616260
Edition Schott
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746739
Solo Arrangements of 14 Favorites for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 607057
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 171072
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430334
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 667970
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 330008
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 347245
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 317140
transcribed for horn and piano by Matthew Mauro
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1633064
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266942
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1352744
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860700
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127573
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1127031
for 3 Horns (or Trompe de chasse etc.)
for: 3 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 559169
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 239433
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 813701
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1716241
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1582058
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1108390
aus `Cancionero de Uppsala´
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned)
Music score
Item no.: 1015998
15 Progressive Duets for Horns (F or Eb)
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 609149
for: 2 horns (F)
Performance score french horns in F
Item no.: 1715364
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