"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, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682896
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 297525
for horn and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 634703
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 224682
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 639062
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 468489
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 224680
for: 2 trumpets [horns]
Ensemble score, solo parts
Item no.: 240682
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267000
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266883
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266807
for: Horn (F) [cello], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 629953
(Urtext)
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 392120
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 1550486
for: Trumpet, horn (F), tenor horn [Winds class, youth concert band]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 581918
z.T. mit Gesang
for: Horn, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664807
for: Horn
Item no.: 403543
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166544
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 374061
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 875155
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score
Item no.: 659888
for: 2 horns
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 664104
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1626991
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 872569
for: Horn
Socks
Item no.: 479944
Tango argentino
Arrangement
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 745259
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 964000
for: Voice [melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)], big band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672311
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 242754
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1681173
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 288865
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 619116
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1534510
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 648558
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580820
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860180
Kleine Kompositionen zum Vorspiel
Solo–Time
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1010581
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 472012
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 818284
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 850288
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 470334
for: Horn (F/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 274090
Solo arrangements of a dozen jazz blues tunes for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 671986
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 478677
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309527
for: 4 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995848
for: 3 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312709
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