"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
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239962
for: 4 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233443
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1232965
Folk
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289144
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289100
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279742
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279585
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1243660
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602565
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602331
for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602271
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291906
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291905
Tarantelle Op. 25
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286632
Klassik
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282204
Oh! Quand je dors
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290831
Opus 116
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282943
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282796
In F Major Op. 198
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282763
Arc En Ciel - Rainbow - Regenbogen
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1280028
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279998
K. 495
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282013
Based on themes by Georges Bizet
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281784
E lucevan le stelle (Act III)
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281766
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281682
for: 4 horns, concert band
Study score
Item no.: 1022290
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 173504
Zugben für Horn und Klaver
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 149052
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671307
for horn and organ
for: Horn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1215435
on poems by Attila József
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1031375
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1580401
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1580370
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580267
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580237
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580068
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1631269
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607108
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1615680
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1605803
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1604356
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1606139
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598911