"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.: 104868
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1329176
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272453
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 941926
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 279910
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 199139
for: Horn
Item no.: 486922
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 478250
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116793
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273247
for: Hunting horn ensemble
Score
Item no.: 199146
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 602944
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 621249
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773650
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.: 583159
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 684152
Fundamentals for brass
Instrumental technique
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 199064
Basic Concepts for Playing Brazilian Music
for C, Bb, Eb and bass instruments (en/sp)
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 634989
Instrumental Solos for Wind Instruments – Piano Accompaniment
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat); piano ad lib.
Sheet music (piano accompaniment), playback-CD
Item no.: 605158
for: Brass instrument (B-flat) (treble clef), piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 155679
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 393009
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283181
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.: 260959
for horn (2017/2018)
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1541800
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 601170
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 605605
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 322909
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 581885
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 804354
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403587
for: Horn
Study score
Item no.: 149863
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283182
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 644263
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music lesson book, single parts, playback CD
Item no.: 336756
for: Instrument [voice]
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 681777
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 310958
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283184
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 964746
Volume 2: 40 Etudes Faciles
(Collection 6 books)
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 100741
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 101359
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 444126
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 179848
for: Horn, piano
Book, CD
Item no.: 638546
Warming-up and Daily Exercixes
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 215108
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 493356
for: Horn
Item no.: 246394
for: Wind instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 560308
for horn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 393010
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