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 [i.e., in E-flat], No. 1, for horn, two violins, viola and basso continuo, Lund manuscript No. 5 (Saml. Wenster J:1–17) Concerto ex Dis Dur [i.e., in E-flat major] 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 (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 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 [i.e., E-flat major] 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 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 (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 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Horn Concerto in F Concerto a 5 for Horn, 2 Violins, Viola and Basso continuo Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F major for Horn and Piano, Op. 17 Sextet in E-flat, Op. 81b (for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and cello) Frédéric Blasius Symphonie concertante for 2 Horns and Orchestra Luigi Boccherini Sextet Es-dur für Horn, zwei Violinen, Viola und zwei Violoncelli Sextet Es-dur für Oboe, Violine, Viola, Horn, Fagott und Kontrabaß Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa L´écho. Deuxième Nocturne pour Cor et Harpe François-Adrien Boieldieu Solo pour Cor avec accompagnement de Harpe Franz Danzi Trio in F major Op.24 for Violin, Horn and Bassoon Sonata in E-flat, Op.28 Sonata in E minor, Op.44 Horn Concerto Louis-François Dauprat 1st Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 1 2nd Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 9 3rd Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 18 ("Hommage d`Amitié et de Reconnaissance") 4th Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 19 ("Hommage à la Mémoire de Punto") 5th Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 21 Concertino for Horn Sonate in F-major for horn and harp Air Ecossais varié pour Cor et Harpe, Op.22 Horn Sonate, Op. 3 Sébastien Demar Grand Duo concertant for Horn and Harp, Op. 60 Concerto in D major for Horn and Orchestra Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy Concerto No. 1 Concerto No. 2 Concerto No. 3 Concerto No. 4 Concerto No. 5 3 Trios for Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 1 Fantasy for Horn and Piano 1-3 Nocturne for Horn and Harp
Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra Friedrich Ernst Fesca Potpourri for Horn and String Quartet, Op. 29 Andante and Rondo F major for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 39 Josef Fiala Concerto for two horns, strings, and continuo Concerto in E-flat
Fantaisie Michael Haydn Concertino for Two Horns Concertino for Horn Joseph Haydn Horn Concerto in D, Hob. VIId:1 (1765) (lost) Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat, Hob. VIId:2 (ca. 1760) (lost) Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, Hob. VIId:3 (1762) Horn Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob. VIId:4 (doubtful; possibly by Michael Haydn) (1767) Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat, Hob. VIId:6 (doubtful; possibly by Antonio Rosetti; maybe Hob. VIId:2?) (1784) Symphony No. 31 ("Horn Signal") Franz Anton Hoffmeister Horn Concerto No. 1 Concerto No. 1 for Two Horns in E Concerto No. 2 for Two Horns in E Romance for Three Horns and Orchestra Premier Concerto in D major for solo horn Louis-Emmanuel Jadin 3 Fantasies for Piano and Horn Symphonie concertante for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra in F major Nikolaus von Krufft Sonata for Horn and Piano in F Variations for Horn and Piano Sonata E major for Horn and Piano Joseph Küffner Divertissement, Op. 227 Martin Joseph Mengal 2 Fantaisies for Horn and Piano Saverio Mercadante Concerto for Horn Leopold Mozart Concerto for Two Horns and String Orchestra in E-flat major Sinfonia da caccia for Four Horns, Shot-gun, and Strings in G major, "Jagdsinfonie" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412+514/386b (in two movements) (IMSLP listing) Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, K. 417 (in three movements) (IMSLP listing, Mutopia listing) Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K. 447 (in three movements) (IMSLP listing, Mutopia listing) Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat, K. 495 (in three movements) (IMSLP listing) Horn Quintet (horn, violin, 2 violas, cello) in E-flat, K. 407 (in three movements) (WIMA listing) Fragment for Horn and Orchestra in E-flat, K. 370b+371 Fragment for Horn and Orchestra in E, K. 494a Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra, K. 297b/Anh. 14.05 (probably an arrangement of Mozart's original K. Anh. 9/297B for Flute, Oboe, Horn and Bassoon with spurious orchestral parts) 12 Duets for Two Horns in C, K. 487 Johann Baptist Georg Neruda Concert for Horn and Strings
Fantasy for Horn and Piano Giovanni Paisiello Andante (écrit pour la fête de I´Impératrice) Franz Xaver Pokorny Concerto No. 1 in D Concerto No. 2 in D Concerto No. 3 in D Concerto in E major for horn, strings, and continuo Concerto in E-flat major for two horns, strings, and continuo Concerto in F major for two horns, strings, and continuo Giovanni Punto 16 horn concerti (Nos. 9, 12, 13, 15 and 16 lost) Concerto for two horns 103 horn duos 47 horn trios 21 horn quartets a horn sextet Anton Reicha 24 Trios for three horns, Op. 82 Twelve Trios for two horns and bassoon or cello, Op. 93 Quintet for horn and string quartet in E major, Op. 106 Joseph Reicha Concerto for Two Horns, Op. 5 Ferdinand Ries Concerto for 2 Horns in E flat major WoO. 19 Sonata in F major Op.34 Introduction and Rondo for Horn and Piano, Op. 113, No. 2 Johann Peter Ritter Concertante E major for horn, violoncello and orchestra (Concertante for horn and violoncello) Antonio Rosetti Two solo concertos in D minor, RWV 38-39 Eight solo concertos in E-flat, RWV 40-43, 47-49, 54 Three solo concertos now lost, RWV 44-46 Three solo concertos in E, RWV 50-52 One solo concerto in F, RWV 53 Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat major, RWV 56 Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat major, RWV 57 Concerto for Two Horns in E major, RWV 58 Concerto for Two Horns in E major, RWV 59 Concerto for Two Horns in F major, RWV 60 Concerto for Two Horns in F major, RWV 61 Johann Matthias Sperger Concerto E-flat major for Horn and Orchestra (SWV B26) Hornquartett in E-flat 12 Horn-Duos Concerto in D Carl Stamitz Concerto in E-flat for solo horn, 2 flutes, 2 horns, and strings Trio for Horn, Violin and Cello in E-flat Anton Teyber Two Concertos for Corni da Caccia
1st Symphonie concertante E-flat major for 2 horns solo and orchestra Johann Christoph Vogel Concertante No. 1 in E major for 2 Horns and Orchestra Concertante No. 2 in E major for 2 Horns and Orchestra Jacques Widerkehr Symphonie concertante for Horn and Bassoon Symphonie concertante for 2 Horns and Orchestra
Concerto in E-flat major for 2 horns and orchestra Friedrich Witt Concerto in E for Horn and Orchestra Concerto for 2 Horns in F major (No. 4) Concerto for 2 Horns in F major (No. 5)
Romantic Vincenzo Bellini Horn Concerto in F Luigi Belloli Concerto F minor for horn and orchestra Concerto F major "Denominato Il trionfo dell' Innocenza" for horn and orchestra Gran Concerto for horn and orchestra Hector Berlioz Le jeune pâtre breton, Op. 13, No. 4 for tenor, horn and piano Johannes Brahms Trio in E-flat, Op. 40 for piano, violin, and horn (mutopia listing) Emmanuel Chabrier Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra Luigi Cherubini Horn Concerto Sonata 1 and 2 for horn and strings Cesar Cui Perpetual Motion Carl Czerny Andante and Polacca in E major for horn and piano Grande Serenade Concertante for clarinet, horn, cello, and piano Claude Debussy Beau soir for horn and piano Felix Draeseke Adagio in A minor, Op. 31 for horn and piano Romance in F, Op. 32 for horn and piano Quintet in B-flat major for piano, string trio and horn, Op. 48 Johannes Frederik Frøhlich Hunting Piece for four differently crooked horns Jacques-François Gallay Horn Concerto No. 1 Horn Concerto No. 2 The Fantasy, Op. 34 for horn and piano Quatuor, Op. 26 for 4 horns in different tones Alexander Glazunov Reverie Charles Gounod Six mélodies pour cor Joseph Holbrooke Horn Trio in D major, Op. 28 Heinrich Hübler Concerto for four horns Gustav Jenner Trio for clarinet, horn and piano Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda Introduction and Rondo, Op. 51 Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau Concertino in F, Op. 45 for two horns Ignaz Lachner Concertino, Op. 43 for horn, bassoon and orchestra Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf Fantasie for horn and piano
Horn Concertino Albert Lortzing Konzertstück E-Dur Vincenc Mašek Serenata in Dis Charles Oberthür "Souvenir a Schwalbach", Op. 42 for horn and harp "Mon sejour a Darmstadt", Op. 90 for horn (or two horns ad. lib.) and Harp Max Reger Scherzino for Horn and Strings Carl Reinecke Nocturne, Op. 112 for horn and strings Trio in A minor, Op. 188 for horn, oboe and piano Trio in B♭ major, Op. 274 for horn, clarinet and piano Carl Gottlieb Reißiger Solo per il Corno Joseph Rheinberger Sonate Es-major, Op. 178 for horn and piano Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Notturno for horn quartet Gioacchino Rossini Prelude, Theme and Variations for horn and piano Camille Saint-Saëns Romance in F major, Op. 36 for horn and orchestra Romance in E major, Op. 67 for horn and orchestra Morceau de Concert in F minor, Op. 94 for horn and orchestra (Mutopia listing) Georg Abraham Schneider Concerto for Four Horns in E-flat (1817) Concerto No. 1 in E major for three horns and orchestra Concerto No. 2 in E major for three horns and orchestra Franz Schubert Auf dem Strom for tenor or soprano, horn and piano Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A-flat, Op. 70 for horn and piano Konzertstück (Concert Piece) in F, Op. 86 for four horns and orchestra