"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.: 552277
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352500
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971489
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 131090
A new approach to scale practice
Köbl Edition
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1672963
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1106732
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551468
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1610709
for: Brass instrument
Music score
Item no.: 589280
Second Edition
for: Horn
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1353101
for teachers, composers and arrangers
in treble clef
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 657358
Experimental Playing Techniques for Brass lnstruments
for: Brass instrument
Book, CD-ROM
Item no.: 689662
A complete Self-Study Course for all Musicians
Lessons – Ear Training – Workbook
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 461618
Revised Edition
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Book
Item no.: 274052
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 245893
for: Brass instrument
Study book
Item no.: 585144
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 157413
Fun-Play-Alongs for all Instruments - Easy
Popular Songs: Rock, Country, Swing, Latin, Funk & Acid Jazz (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
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.: 477641
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 745328
for: Instrument
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 362894
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.: 635108
Simple and unsymmetrical bars
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205061
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 831794
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 643048
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680551
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, online audio
Item no.: 335365
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 118967
for: Horn (F), piano
Buch
Item no.: 187282
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 145259
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 974070
mit Es- und F- Stimme (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 134983
GIA Method Books
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1157580
Creative Jazz Harmonization Exercises
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, CD-Rom
Item no.: 620267
Dictionary in 3 languages
for: Brass instrument
Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 562329
A guide to the development of the symphony through the 18th and 19th centuries
for: Instrument [voice]
Book
Item no.: 1192864
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681366
a collection of ideas and exercises based on fundamental elements of horn playing
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 744973
for: Horn
Fingering chart
Item no.: 1701658
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 279456
Atmung – Stütze – Ansatz
Etüden a la Jazz für Trompete (oder andere Blechbläser)
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199049
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 365175
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 470338
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 549352
for horn with piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1634295
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400753
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 276947
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971610
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400884
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