"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.
Accentus - Concentus
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 443476
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 302280
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 971134
for: Horn
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 166189
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377693
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1276651
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1278267
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277044
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1276912
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1620587
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309116
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289738
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1273413
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253603
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239509
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1216660
15 Knöpferl-Highlights für die Bühne
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat)
Additional parts (C/B)
Item no.: 774582
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 430262
Repertoire Explorer
for: 4 horns (F), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 311444
Heft II/1: Leichte Duette
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 420201
for: Horn (F)
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 242394
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 474141
MASTER PIECES
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593138
für 3 Tenorhörner (Horn in F/Posaune/Bariton in C ad lib)
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656977
mit 220 Abbildungen und drei Beilagen
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 149777
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 916519
for: Horn, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 198389
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 198255
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, part
Item no.: 1200425
für Horn in F und Orchester
for: Horn, orchestra
Score, solo part
Item no.: 461394
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 472313
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 175110
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888274
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 886648
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 876130
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 107816
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 586223
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1147728
Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724593
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 557267
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 628692
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995664
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995677
Edition Schott
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 738825
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1544276
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318059
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974093
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 981672
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