"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: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567816
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663261
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 819322
Musiktheorie
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354319
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568329
op. 50
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 741049
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613771
for: 5 horns
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568357
op. 3/1
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 758303
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926234
Partitur
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 667199
for: 10 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023082
(K.447)
for: Horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888758
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 880392
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 887494
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 924967
French Horn Repertoire
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348833
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530953
EMB Contemporary Music
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 822693
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 828959
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567872
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1635885
Musik für alle Gelegenheiten: Hochzeit, Geburtstag, Jubiläum, Begräbnis und andere besondere Feiern.
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 1633618
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630000
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530936
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888634
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 987769
for: 4 horns (quartet)
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 1672967
für ein Soloinstrument und Blasorchester
for: Melody instrument, concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1558270
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 1678475
für 3 Corni da caccia (Hörner) in D/F, Klavier
Europäische Musik: Deutschland, 17./18. Jahrhundert
for: 3 horns, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1105834
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 890533
in neuen Sätzen
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677574
für 2 Instrumente in gleicher Stimmung (Violin-Schlüssel)
for: 2 melodic instruments (identically tuned)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1559743
for horn in F and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680276
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 926235
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1598168
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 887847
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 883042
Edition Maulwurf
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672408
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1317332
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 883152
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875554
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 967003
for: 2 horns (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597196
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926585
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 872015
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531063
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