"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.
Choral aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
für Horn und Orgel
for: Horn (F), organ
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2974
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 129627
for: 4 horns (F), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 633507
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272417
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 345619
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634908
with parts for horn in E flat and F
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 310650
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 552260
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138240
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 834231
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266790
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 579474
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284363
für Horn
for: Horn
Item no.: 462432
Concerto in D Horn, Alto Posaune & Orchester
Horn & Alto Trombone Duet
for: Horn, alto trombone, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596604
Originalwerke und Bearbeitungen für Gottesdienst und Konzert
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 663354
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 939827
for: Horn
Item no.: 357525
Schule für Horn in F
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1343010
für Horn und Harfe
for: Horn, harp
Set of parts
Item no.: 649606
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253930
Musik Fuer Horn
for: Horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 376505
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 100934
Nineteenth Century French Music for Horn
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 311044
Volume 2: Church Cantatas BWV 91–195
Musica Rara
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 193983
K. 412/514, K. 417, K. 447, K. 495
In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773179
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696047
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 354219
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 459291
14 Pieces by 11 Composers
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 551687
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 170070
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 417724
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 479390
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 315301
Originalwerke für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 1013047
für Horn und Streichorchester
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 497977
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 779390
Brass Solo
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 362901
des intervalles. Instrumentistes : degré élémentaire/ Chanteurs : deuxième année
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 552950
Auch zum Selbstunterricht geeignet
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 796536
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 209438
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682409
for: Cello solo, 2 horns (F), string orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 287568
Passion, Easter
Original works and arrangements for church service and concert
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/F), organ
Organ score, 4 solo parts (C/B-flat/E-flat/F) (anthology)
Item no.: 579912
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 616714
Henle Urtext
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582847
for: Horn
Item no.: 139407
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 552819
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