"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.
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 799392
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108310
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623071
29 Duets That can Be Played by Any Combination of Wind Instruments
for: Horn
Item no.: 865253
for Solo Horn and Brass Band
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 862947
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623083
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623078
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623088
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623085
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623069
From The West Side Story
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531110
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623070
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1106147
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623079
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623075
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108321
Arden Horn Quartets
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1623087
for: Horn, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1202997
De Haske Brass Series
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 863522
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 889791
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 882914
A Self-Help Guide for Hornists
for: Horn
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1108856
fin Cycle 1
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108356
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 878923
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1149577
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1108492
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 3 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312715
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888087
BlitzBooks
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 858085
Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: 3 horns (F), piano [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312720
For Horn And Piano
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1626997
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 800514
Instrumental Folio
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 801093
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 913377
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875774
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108392
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108371
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108372
De Haske Brass Series
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 863508
für Horn
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 1199643
from the opera "Xerxes"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 746544
from: Old Viennese Dance Tunes, No. 2
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724597
op. 50
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 731592
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724592
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724596
op. 3/1
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 758303
op. 15/7
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 738084
from: Old Viennese Dance Tunes, No. 1
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 746545
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