List of compositions for horn


This is a selected list of musical compositions that feature a prominent part for the natural horn or the French horn, sorted by era and then by composer.

Baroque

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • * Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  • Johann Beer
  • *Concerto à 4, for posthorn, hunting horn, two violins, and continuo, in B-flat major
  • *Horn Concerto in B major
  • Johann Friedrich Fasch
  • *Concerto for 2 Horns FaWV L:D14
  • *Concerto for 2 Horns in D Major FaWV L:D18
  • *Concerto for 2 Horns FaWV L F2
  • Christoph Förster
  • *Concerto ex Dis , No. 1, for horn, two violins, viola and basso continuo, Lund manuscript No. 5
  • *Concerto ex Dis Dur No. 2, for horn, two violins, viola and basso continuo, Lund manuscript
  • Carl Heinrich Graun
  • *Concerto in D major for corno concertato, 2 violins, viola and basso
  • *Trio ex D for horn, violin and Basso
  • *Concerto in D major for horn, oboe d' amore and basso
  • *Concerto in E major for horn, oboe d`amore and basso
  • Christoph Graupner
  • *Concerto for 2 Horns in G major, GWV 332
  • Anton Joseph Hampel
  • *Concerto in D for horn, 2 violins, viola and basso
  • Georg Friedrich Händel
  • *Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F major, HWV 333
  • *Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F, HWV 334
  • *Aria in F major HWV 410, for 2 horns, 2 oboes and bassoon
  • *Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 384
  • Johann David Heinichen
  • *Concerto in F major, for 2 corni da caccia, 2 flutes, 2 violins, 2 violas, and basso continuo
  • *Concerto for 2 Horns, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Strings & Continuo in F Major Seibel 233
  • Georg Melchior Hoffmann
  • *2nd Concerto a 7 for horn, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo
  • Johann Melchior Molter
  • *Concerto in D
  • Johann Georg Pisendel
  • *Concerto in D for 2 Horns, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and continuo.
  • Johann Joachim Quantz
  • *Concerto for Horn, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, QV 5: Anh. 13
  • *Concerto for Horn, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, QV 5: Anh. 14
  • *Concerto ex D-sharp major for corno concertato, oboe, 2 violins, viola and basso
  • *III. Concerti a Corno concertato
  • Johann Christian Reinhardt
  • *Concerto ex Dis-Dur for corno concertato, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Riedt
  • *Concert a 5 for Horn, 2 Violins, Viola and Basso continuo
  • Johann Georg Roellig
  • *Concerto in E-flat major
  • *Concerto in D major
  • *Concerto ex D major for Corno concertato, 2 Violins, Viola and Basso
  • Heinrich Schultz
  • *Concerto ex D-sharp
  • Georg Philipp Telemann
  • *Concerto in E-flat major, for 2 horns, strings, and continuo, TWV 54:Es1, from Musique de table, troisième Production
  • *Concerto for Horn, Strings, and Continuo in D major, TWV 12:D8
  • *Horn Concerto in E-flat
  • *Concerto in D major for 2 horns strings and continuo, TWV 52:D2
  • *Concerto in D major for 3 horns, violin, strings, and continuo, TWV 54:D2
  • *Overture: Alster Echo in F, for 4 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and continuo, TWV55:F11
  • *Concerto a tre for Recorder, Horn and Continuo
  • *Ouverture in F Major for two horns
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • *Concerto in F for Two Horns, Strings, and Continuo, RV 538
  • *Concerto in F for Two Horns, Strings, and Continuo, RV 539

Classical

Romantic

20th century

Unaccompanied

21st century

  • Hans Abrahamsen
  • *Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
  • Kalevi Aho
  • *Horn Concerto
  • Michael Conway Baker
  • *Remeberances for Horn, Harp, Strings & Wordless Choir, Op. 130
  • Brian Balmages
  • *Pele for solo horn and wind ensemble
  • Karol Beffa
  • *Five o'clock, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
  • *Buenos Aires, for brass quintet
  • *Le Pavillon d'or, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, harp, piano, 1 percussion, string quintet
  • Jeffrey Bishop
  • *Spells and Incantations
  • *Bagatela for Horn in F and Piano
  • Ole Buck
  • *Kindergarten für Flöte, Oboe, Horn und Violine
  • *Sonnabend für Flöte, Oboe, Horn und Violine
  • Justin H. Bush
  • *Hope Springs Eternal
  • Howard J. Buss
  • *A Day in the City for solo horn
  • *Alien Loop de Loopsfor horn and electronic recording
  • *Aquarius for three horns
  • *Ballad for horn and piano
  • *Dreams from the Shadows for horn and vibraphone
  • *Fables from Aesop for horn and violin
  • *Fanfare for a Golden Era for 15 horns
  • *Four Miniatures for 2 horns
  • *Imaginations for horn, trombone and piano
  • *In Memoriam for horn and piano
  • *Interstellar for horn, tuba, and electronic recording
  • *Into the Hall of Valor for horn and band
  • *Into the Hall of Valor for horn and piano
  • *Jazzical #4 for forn, trombone, tuba, and piano
  • *Levi's Dream for 4 horns
  • *Night Tide for horn and marimba
  • *Passage to Eden for clarinet, horn and piano
  • *Pathways for 4 horns
  • *Prayer for 12 horns
  • *Prelude and Intrada for 4 horns
  • *Seasons of Change for solo horn
  • *Time Capsule for 2 horns
  • *Trio Lyrique for horn, bassoon and piano
  • Elliott Carter
  • *Horn concerto
  • Pavle Dešpalj
  • *Festival Parade for Horn and Symphonic Orchestra
  • Anders Eliasson
  • * Concert for Horn and Orchestra
  • * Konzert: Farfalle E Ferro for Horn and String- orchestra
  • Eric Ewazen
  • *Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra
  • Richard Faith
  • * Movement No. 2 for Horn and Piano
  • Jelena Firssowa
  • *Kammerkonzert No. 4 for Horn and 13 Instruments
  • *Bizarre Barbershop for four horns
  • *Duet for horn and alpine horn
  • *To See a World in a Grain of Sand for horn and trumpet
  • *Shadow Song for horn and trombone
  • *The Parting Glass for horn choir
  • *Where the Boats Go for horn and piano
  • *A Crab, A Quill for horn and piano
  • *Until My Last Breath for horn soloist with horn sextet
  • *Flutter for horn and tenor saxophone
  • *Smoke and Mirrors for horn and piano
  • Kenneth Fuchs
  • *Canticle to the Sun
  • David Gillingham
  • *Concerto for Horn and Symphonic Band
  • Friedrich Goldmann
  • *Trio für Horn, Violine und Klavier
  • *Concerto for Horn
  • James Horner
  • *Collage for four horns and orchestra
  • Jouni Kaipainen
  • *Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 61
  • Milko Kelemen
  • *Horn and Strings
  • Matthew King
  • *King's Wood Symphony
  • *King's Wood Trio
  • *King's Wood Nonet
  • Peter Lieberson
  • *Horn Concerto
  • *Symphonie fleuve for horn and orchestra, Op. 20
  • Pamela J. Marshall
  • *"wild horn whose voice the woodland fills" for eight horns
  • Colin Matthews
  • *Horn Concerto
  • Lior Navok
  • *Paper Tigers,
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
  • *Concerto per corno e orchestra "Winterreise"
  • William Presser
  • *Fantasy on the Mouldering Vine
  • *Elegy and Caprice for Horn and Piano
  • *Sonatina
  • *Rhapsody on a Peaceful Theme
  • Simon Proctor
  • *Concerto for Horn
  • Craig Russell
  • *Rhapsody for Horn and Orchestra
  • Osmo Tapio Räihälä
  • *Concerto for French horn
  • Aulis Sallinen
  • *Horn Concerto, Op. 82 "Campane ed Arie"
  • Mark Schultz
  • *Lights!
  • Thomas Sleeper
  • *Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • *Nebadon, for horn and 8-channel electronic music
  • Ananda Sukarlan
  • *Trio for Horn, Clarinet & Piano "Mutahariana" based on melodies by H. Mutahar
  • *"Niobe weeping while Turning Into Stone" for horn & piano
  • Richard Uttley
  • *Aufschwung, for horn and piano
  • Jörg Widmann
  • *Horn Concerto
  • Herbert Willi
  • *Äon
  • John Williams
  • *Concerto for Horn
  • Charles Wuorinen
  • *Horn Trio
  • *Horn Trio Continued
  • *Canto de la Audaz Huida, Op. 115, Epic Poem for Soprano, Horn and Piano inspired in the historical episode Éxodo Jujeño
  • *Concierto para Corno y Orquesta, Op. 116, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
  • Isidora Žebeljan
  • * Dance of the Wooden Sticks, for horn and strings
  • Salvador Brotons
  • *Ab Origine, Horn Concerto opus 114 ** Premiered by Javier Bonet in 2009 with the National Orchestra of Spain conducted by Josep Pons
  • Juan José Colomer
  • *Naturaleza Humana-Concerto for Horn, Horn Chorus and orchestra, premiered in 2004 by Javier Bonet. Recorded in the label VERSO

Unaccompanied

  • Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
  • *Ciglerania
  • *Sweet Ovals
  • *Változo Felhök
  • *Night Bird. A locrian short for Peter Reit 2012. L227
  • Justin H. Bush
  • * Midnight Ramblings
  • Howard J. Buss
  • *A Day in the City
  • *On the Stroke of Midnight
  • *Seasons of Change
  • Martin Butler
  • *Hunding
  • *Les Trois Roses du Cimetière de Zaro
  • Gala Flagello
  • *Prophecy
  • *Moon Dream
  • Trygve Madsen
  • *The Dream of The Rhinoceros, Op. 92
  • Ricardo Matosinhos
  • *Reflections, op.71
  • *Mirage, op.83
  • *Improviso, op.82
  • *Pastoral, op.81
  • *Overtone Dream, op.86
  • *Blues for Marco, op.85a
  • Siegfried Matthus
  • *Hoch willkommt das Horn
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
  • *Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore"
  • Jörg Widmann
  • *Air für Horn solo
  • Yehuda Yannay
  • *Hornology for solo French horn
  • Salvador Brotons
  • *Ab Origine, opus 114 bis for natural horn solo from the horn concerto. Premiered by Javier Bonet
  • Shai Cohen
  • *ER=EPR for French Horn and live electronics