"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.
aus: "Instrucktive Duetten" für zwei Waldhörner
for: 2 horns [clarinets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4396
Edition Schott
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730911
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738284
op. 13
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 780238
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1108560
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1108563
La Mere Michel - Frere Jacques - J'Ai Du Bon Tabac
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 1072327
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611548
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611816
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614221
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615050
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643568
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567673
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567695
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567997
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569124
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597967
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601335
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601793
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662843
Examens in A/B/C/D
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 1677801
for horn with piano accompaniment
Musique française originale pour cuivres
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1682042
Queen of the Night Aria from "The Magic Flute"
for: Horn, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726183
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614708
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614087
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601586
Edition Schott
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 748656
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613674
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569451
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640809
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636524
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614871
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568161
Twelve little Pieces
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 746741
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663311
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567568
for: 2 horns (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597025
Cor et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072606
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615117
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1169751
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597407
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597406
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1615226
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 892886
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567844
Drei Sätze aus der Ballettmusik zu Idomeneo
for: 8-10 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 767591
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1614770
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569086
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