"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
Music score
Item no.: 926307
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 926592
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 925703
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 923235
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 925525
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926967
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 885835
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 876015
for: 2 horns
Score
Item no.: 200662
for: Horn, organ
Score
Item no.: 418583
for: Horn, strings
Score
Item no.: 303503
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 611162
for: 2 horns, strings
Score
Item no.: 282554
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 878980
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1352634
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 324106
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 130990
for: 2 horns, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1701238
for: Horn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 635004
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 460070
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 345986
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 477875
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1215434
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 171489
for: Horn
Item no.: 1626972
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 927719
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250178
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1637104
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 684401
for: Horn, organ [piano]
Score, solo part, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 2036
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 471852
for Solo Horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 676205
Favourite Classical Themes arranged for F or Eb Horn and Piano
for: Horn, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 347532
for: Horn
Item no.: 166529
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633656
for: Horn, organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633467
for: Horn, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633317
for: Horn (F), organ
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1632949
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 171351
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4814
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4882
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690716
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 193045
for: Horn, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 195118
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1534258
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 896374
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 3184
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