"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.
MASTER PIECES
for: Horn, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593138
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596418
Solo Horn
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 594013
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 594012
Geistliche Musik
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594008
Horn & Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593885
Short version
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593880
Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593786
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596365
Horn & Klavier (Organ)
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594692
Der Ring des Nibelungen
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 343019
Volume 1
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 550730
Cor En Fa Et Piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267170
Cycle 3 / Fin d'études
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 562389
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377693
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269636
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 321460
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 326879
Klassik
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 266714
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 658193
Hornkonzert (Urtextausgabe)
for: Horn, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 158501
Heft III/3
Canzone für 4 Hörner
for: Horn
Score
Item no.: 420206
Swiss Composers Series
for: Alphorn, brass band
Score, solo part
Item no.: 666375
A Bruckner Set
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 628692
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 619877
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 270188
Klassik
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 269744
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 617179
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 472313
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 175110
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 120688
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 560699
Jazz Play-Along Volume 79
10 Favorite Tunes including "Swing Spring", "Blues By Five", "Mood" etc.
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 486202
Songs For Funeral Services
Parts in Bb, in Eb and in C–bass clef
for: Voice [melodic instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low)], piano [guitar/keyboard/organ]
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 665906
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 552061
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 551384
KV 495
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 342752
for french horn in F with piano accompaniment
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 328419
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 302280
for all brass instruments (Trumpet in Bb, Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba)
treble clef
for: Brass instrument (treble clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 295606
2. Intermezzo
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 306206
Musica Rara
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 370621
for: Horn, piano
Score
Item no.: 380400
Entwicklung im deutschsprachigen Raum von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart
for: Brass instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 247977
for: 2 horns
Item no.: 285026
Sexuelle Übergriffe im Instrumentalunterricht
Üben & Musizieren – Texte zur instrumentalpädagogik
for: Instrument
Book
Item no.: 429388
Accentus - Concentus
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 443476
Heft II/1: Leichte Duette
for: Horn
Ensemble score
Item no.: 420201
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