"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.: 1289300
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663665
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296516
for: Instrument
Item no.: 555507
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 606225
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1576728
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1573597
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574976
aus Kantate BWV 151
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290494
inspired by When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290452
Fantasie and Variations
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290382
Version in C Minor / c-moll / Do mineur
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1299579
from Deux Arabesques
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290812
Furiant
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290791
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 607294
for all Brass Instruments
Beginner Level
for: Brass instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1008832
Musica Rara
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 350629
Heft 1
for: 2 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 291540
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 326668
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 928489
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 303477
Southern Music
for: 2 horns
Buch
Item no.: 927603
Gezang 370 - 491
for: Horn (E-flat)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 877226
Solos for trumpet (baritone/euphonium/horn in Eb/horn in F) with duet/trio combos
for: 1-3 trumpets [euphoniums/horns]
Score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 662794
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297364
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (F), guitar
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Item no.: 1244181
for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1254246
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1240765
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1240608
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1251715
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1233450
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1253476
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
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for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252152
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1247909
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1247873
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