"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.: 1108752
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1633032
ABRSM (Grade 6) to the end of 2020
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 963852
Music for Brass
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971540
Technique and musical expression
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 758737
12 Intermediate Pieces for Brass Quintet
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1107131
Method for Eb Tenor Horn
for: Horn (E-flat)
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 1549116
Improvisation for all instruments
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 658035
Look, Listen and Learn
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 144733
Horn Repertoire
for: Horn (F), piano
Book
Item no.: 165654
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267294
10 intervallic studies for solo instruments
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 565662
Advanced Method
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 107081
Trinity College London (Grade 8) to the end of 2018, LCM (Grades 7 to 8) until the end of 2016
for: Horn, piano
Book
Item no.: 611120
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 561582
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 326669
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400876
Music through the Ages in 2 Volumes
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 329086
More than 30 Lessons for all Instrumentalists
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.: 490533
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 476889
from 2015
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1165751
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.: 1689934
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 809637
Music for Brass
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971529
Music for Brass
for: Horn (E-flat)
Buch
Item no.: 971495
Challenging Exercises & Etudes for Modern Improvisation
A Practice Guide for the Contemporary Musician
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 443578
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 957476
Studies That Will Improve Your...Lower-Middle Range, Flexiblilty, Technique, Rhythm, Tone, Ear
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1556108
for: Instrument
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 685945
Cor Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 266887
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1677583
F Horn
for: Horn, piano
Buch + Einzelstimme + Online-Audio
Item no.: 862592
Curnow Play-Along Book
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 955964
for Eb Horn and Piano
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Buch + Einzelstimme(n)
Item no.: 1631996
'Tap's, 'Tattoo's and 'To the Color' among 60 famous Bugle Calls
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1550495
Shawnee Press
for: Horn, piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1582798
Instructional
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 816184
Advanced Rhythmic Studies
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858315
from String Quintet op. 114
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 971664
Three-Part Flexible Compositions for any combination of Brass, Woodwinds & Strings
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 956057
for: Horn (F)
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1632216
Solo Arrangements of 14 Classic Songs with CD Accompaniment
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 892978
Die schönsten Konzert- und Zugabestücke
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 629884
Studien und Übungen für Blechblasinstrumente
Violinschlüssel
for: Brass instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 589498
A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies for the beginning instrumentalist
for: Horn
Book, CD
Item no.: 178744
Be the principle in a live concert band
for: Horn
Buch + CD
Item no.: 366336
Boosey Woodwind And Brass Method
for: Horn (F)
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 433422
Kürtiskola 1
EMB Music Lesson - Methods
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 198394
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