"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.: 1570900
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1571757
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569973
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
[englisch]
Item no.: 159615
15 Easy Solos for Young Musicians
Standard of Excellence
for: Horn (F)
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 474030
for: Horn, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1556131
Cor
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 239433
Simrock Original Edition
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 158250
Parforcehorn in B und 4 Parforcehörner in Es
for: 4 hunting horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562117
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308715
in 11 different styles
for: Horn (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1280490
K. 216
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1280076
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1281868
Based on themes by Georges Bizet
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281785
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1281700
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281622
Minute Waltz Op. 64 Nr. 1
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281582
Schule
for: Horn
Schule
Item no.: 464308
in 14 different styles
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279864
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279632
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279631
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279555
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1279482
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1273486
Sudien und Übungen
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1273394
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275169
S.49, WoO.1
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275764
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1581231
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662856
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306022
From Airs Varies Opus 89
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306818
From Pelleas et Melisande
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307693
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 667970
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1579948
from Requiem
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296144
from Requiem
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1296143
10 Solos
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296069
Op. 238
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298781
Einzelaussgabe aus Band 32 der Gesamtausgabe (Kammermusik IV)
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 556131
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404504
Sammelsurium 2
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 467575
for: Horn, organ
Item no.: 417706
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275686
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1276786
für Horn solo (Corno da caccia), 2 Violinen, Viola und Bc
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665297
for: 2 horns (F)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1557170
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185301
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