Music Research
Horn: A Starting Guide
Part I: Where to Find Horn Music in the UNLV Music Library
- Solo horn: M80-84
- Horn with piano/keyboard: M255-259
- Chamber music including brass (NOTE: Not all works in these areas will include horn):
- Duets: M288-291, M296-297
- Trios:
- Trios with keyboard: M315-324, M335-339
- Other trios: M356-364, M375-384
- Quartets:
- Quartets with keyboard: M415-424, M435-444
- Other quartets: M455-464, M475-484
- Quintets:
- Quintets with keyboard: M515-524, M535-544
- Other quintets: M555-564, M575-584
- Sextets:
- Sextets with keyboard: M615-624, M635-644
- Other sextets: M655-664, M675-684
- Septets:
- Septets with keyboard: M715-724, M735-744
- Other septets: M755-764, M775-784
- Octets:
- Octets with keyboard: M815-824, M835-844
- Other octets: M855-864, M875-884
- Nonets:
- Nonets with keyboard: M915-924, M935-944
- Other nonets: M955-964, M975-984
- Horn with orchestra: M1028-1029
- Horn with string orchestra: M1128-1129
- Instruction and study: MT420-432 (Lied Library Stacks)
- Studies and exercises: MT422-425
- Orchestra studies: MT426
- History of the horn: ML955-958 (Lied Library Stacks)
See also our list of Brass (Solo & Ensemble) Compact Discs in the Music Library on this site.
Part II: Representative Subject Headings for Horn
Note: The headings below do not include the numerous chamber combinations of horn with other instruments. For more comprehensive results, perform a keyword search including the term "horn."
- Horn Music
- Sonatas (Horn)
- Horn and piano music
- Sonatas (Horn and piano)
- Concertos (Horn)
- Horn with orchestra
- Concertos (Horn with string orchestra)
- Horn with string orchestra
- Horn (Musical Instrument)--History
- Horn (Musical Instrument)--Instruction and study
- Horn (Musical Instrument)--Studies and exercises
- Horn (Musical Instrument)--Orchestra studies
Part III: Useful Sources
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Online). London: Macmillan Reference; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001-
Internet Access
Hernon, Michael. French Horn Discography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.
Lied Book Stacks ML156.4.H7 H5 1986
Horn Repertoire
Coar, Birchard. The French Horn. DeKalb, Ill.: Birchard Coar, 1971.
Lied Book Stacks ML955 .C6 1971
Gregory, Robin. The Horn : a Comprehensive Guide to the Modern Instrument & Its Music. New York: F.A. Praeger, 1969.
Lied Book Stacks ML955 .G7 1969b
Schuller, Gunther. Horn Technique. 2nd ed. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Includes "repertoire list" (p. 89-137).
Lied Book Stacks MT420 .S35 1992
Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of French Horn Music. Magnolia, Ark.: Music Register, 1978.
Lied Book Stacks ML128.H67 W5
Ensemble Repertoire
Cobbett, Walter Willson. Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, c1963.
Music Ref. ML1100 .C7 1988
Cohn, Arthur. The Literature of Chamber Music. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Hinshaw, c1997.
Music Ref. ML1100 .C78 1997
Gillaspie, Jon A., Marshall Stoneham, David Lindsey Clark. Wind Ensemble Catalog. (Music reference collection ; no. 63) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Music Ref. ML128.W5 G52 1998
Part IV: Periodicals
Brass Bulletin
Lied Periodicals ML5 .B6864
Chamber Music
Lied Periodicals ML1 .C353
Historic Brass Society Journal
Lied Periodicals ML933 .H57
The Horn Call
Lied Periodicals ML1 .H617