"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.
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Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 585958
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 169192
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 744911
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664075
(Teaching material)
for: Horn
Item no.: 129957
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 183865
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 459428
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 861730
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888758
for: Horn
Set of parts
Item no.: 880550
for: horn, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273235
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1556131
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 687481
Nine songs from the musical film for horn solo
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 678551
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 780554
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 117673
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 286905
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 356985
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 216435
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 288582
piano reduction = score
for: Cello solo, 2 horns (F), string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 783164
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137664
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 281913
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 604884
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 478026
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 285952
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 173935
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284312
for: Horn
Item no.: 586649
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 278276
Solo Arrangements of 15 Themes for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 626663
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 307887
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 610169
for: Horn
Item no.: 403659
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 462700
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1544269
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 217251
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 353601
Dance and Jazz duets
Schott Popular Music
for: 2 wind instruments (B-flat/E-flat), piano
Score (C)
Item no.: 353957
for horn and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404502
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 256209
Solo Arrangements of 31 Favorite Songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 582640
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 822693
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630000
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1696042
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1695908
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662558
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