"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 (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1273643
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1274193
Klassik
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597026
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1217636
Klassik
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597167
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613549
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576637
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 1566573
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297652
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297624
10 Trios
for: 3 horns (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1657369
Polkas und Walzer
for: 3 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651969
for: 4 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697143
Marsch
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1274449
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283559
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283232
Marsch
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283048
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282569
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1128666
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568605
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570474
for: Horn, piano; trombone ad lib.
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1570334
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574841
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574840
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576757
Band 1 und Band 2 als Paket
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
2 Books
Item no.: 469209
for: 1–2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1577545
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576129
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281603
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284688
for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282517
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