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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
  • 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 (Saml. Wenster J:1–17)
    • 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
  • Johann David Heinichen
    • Concerto in F major, for 2 corni da caccia, 2 flutes, 2 violins, 2 violas, and basso continuo (Seibel 231, Haußwald I:15)
    • 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 No. 1 in E-flat major
    • Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major
    • 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 (Lund University Library MS Wenster J:1–17)
  • 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 (Table Music, third 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 and string orchestra, BA 8
    • 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 (Suite) 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
  • 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
  • Željko Brkanović [hr]
    • Bagatela for Horn in F and Piano
  • Ole Buck
    • Kindergarten für Flöte, Oboe, Horn und Violine
    • Sonnabend für Flöte, Oboe, Horn und Violine
  • 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 (written for the 50th Anniversary of the International Horn Symposium, 2018)
    • 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 (written for the 50th Anniversary of the International Horn Symposium, 2018)
    • 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
  • Kenneth Fuchs
    • Canticle to the Sun (2005)
  • David Gillingham
    • Concerto for Horn and Symphonic Band
  • Friedrich Goldmann
    • Trio für Horn, Violine und Klavier
  • Tomaž Habe [sl]
    • Concerto for Horn
  • James Horner
    • Collage for four horns and orchestra
  • Jouni Kaipainen
    • Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 61 (2000–01)
  • Milko Kelemen
    • Horn and Strings
  • Matthew King
    • King's Wood Symphony (21 horns with optional percussion and electronics)
    • King's Wood Trio (horn, violin and piano)
    • King's Wood Nonet (9 horns with electronics)
  • Peter Lieberson
    • Horn Concerto
  • Jorge E. López [de]
    • Symphonie fleuve for horn and orchestra, Op. 20 (2005–07)
  • Pamela J. Marshall
    • "wild horn whose voice the woodland fills" for eight horns
  • Colin Matthews
    • Horn Concerto (2001)
  • Lior Navok
    • Paper Tigers, (2024)
  • 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 (Morning's Decisions, Dizzy Bird, Wistful Musing, Tito Machito, Flash)
  • Osmo Tapio Räihälä
    • Concerto for French horn (2013)
  • Aulis Sallinen
    • Horn Concerto, Op. 82 "Campane ed Arie" (2002)
  • Mark Schultz
    • Lights! (2003)
  • 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 (2022)
  • Jörg Widmann
  • Herbert Willi
    • Äon (concerto for horn)
  • John Williams
  • Charles Wuorinen
    • Horn Trio
    • Horn Trio Continued
  • Mauricio Annunziata [de]
    • 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 (or string quintet)
  • Salvador Brotons
    • Ab Origine, Horn Concerto opus 114 (Ab Origine-Ciaccona/Cadenza-Giga)** 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

See also

Musical repertoire
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