"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.
A new approach to scale practice
Köbl Edition
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1672963
Second Edition
for: Horn
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1353101
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551468
The Jazz Workshop Series Vol. 8
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
Grades 1–5
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 157413
For all Instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680551
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
Experimental Playing Techniques for Brass lnstruments
for: Brass instrument
Book, CD-ROM
Item no.: 689662
Nine easy pieces for Horn in F with piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 118967
for: Instrument
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 362894
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 745328
A complete Self-Study Course for all Musicians
Lessons – Ear Training – Workbook
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 461618
Simple and unsymmetrical bars
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205061
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
Music for Brass
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971610
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
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 276947
Atmung – Stütze – Ansatz
Etüden a la Jazz für Trompete (oder andere Blechbläser)
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 199049
Dictionary in 3 languages
for: Brass instrument
Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 562329
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 279456
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400884
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400753
for Eb instruments
Berklee Guide
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 284759
a collection of ideas and exercises based on fundamental elements of horn playing
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 744973
The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 365175
for horn with piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1634295
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681366
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Music score
Item no.: 470338
A guide to the development of the symphony through the 18th and 19th centuries
for: Instrument [voice]
Book
Item no.: 1192864
4 Cors En Fa
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 266795
Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 549352
14 easy to play jazz tunes
Ein neuer Weg zur Jazz Improvisation
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.: 100324
A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1152088
BlitzBooks
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858085
Mozart & his Contemporaries
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 290162
Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175467
Schule
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 478817
Volume 3 (Français / Anglais / Allemand / Espagnol)
Teaching material, Collection
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 431180
13 repertoire pieces and studies for Horn, Grades 6-8
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 610757
Rubank Solo Collection
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 377381
The Woodshedder's Practice Kit: Eb Edition
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 657694
Transcribed Horns
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 552275
from 2023
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1551467
for e flat instrument
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Sheet music, DVD
Item no.: 656206
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 838288
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681360
for: Horn (B flat)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175866
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