"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 (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 589888
for: 2 horns, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588283
for: 3 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588014
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600457
for: 2 horns (F)
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Item no.: 600227
for: 2 horns (F)
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Item no.: 600224
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571042
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570986
for: 5 horns
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Item no.: 1570628
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 594233
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 593925
for: Horn (E-flat)
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Item no.: 592705
for: Horn, piano
Music score
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for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 593352
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 593278
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 593275
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 593221
for: Horn, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 593099
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 593600
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 593534
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636624
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636469
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633617
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633466
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615170
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615049
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1615680
for: 4 horns (F)
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Item no.: 1631409
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1631269
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1630966
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1630787
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1630547
for: Horn (F)
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Item no.: 1630406
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1614821
for: Horn (E-flat)
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Item no.: 1614707
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1614618
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1614497
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631597
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1663740
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1663648
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663598
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663312
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1656958
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1655074
Edition Schott
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 743622
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1219085
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1218934
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