"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.
Ausgewählte Literatur für Prüfungen, Wettbewerbe und Vorspielabende
for: Horn; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD (anthology)
Item no.: 137957
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 274451
for: Horn
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 295060
for: Horn
Item no.: 482892
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1142864
from the Old Viennese dance tunes
Edition Schott
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 462684
for: Horn
Item no.: 184708
12 of the most enduring pop classic songs for horn
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 674752
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 618056
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166542
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 796100
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 288903
for Horn
101 Songs
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 676333
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696049
for: Horn (F)
Item no.: 205359
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677757
– Erstdruck –
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1689376
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108492
for: Horn, piano, harp,
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690938
sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera
'I due Foscari' di G. Verdi
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1670646
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072548
for: Horn (E-flat/F), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796369
Zur Einführung in die Bühnenwerke von Richard Wagner
Edition Grosch
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1022427
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108483
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1137666
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108595
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1556678
for: Cor anglais [oboe], marimba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558893
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680270
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680183
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 976335
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530846
from Jazz Suite No. 2
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019258
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530933
for: Horn, euphonium, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588295
Köbl Edition
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688032
for horn and piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680268
12 Pieces Progressives
for: 2 horns, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1072611
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139114
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1042049
um 1815
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1655000
für Horn un Klavier
Nr. 5 & 6
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 302461
for: Horn, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 302922
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 601828
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 658094
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1021614
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146619
Horn+Bgl.
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146569
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