Duration
5' 30" / 10 pages
(octavo)
Technical Level
Easy
Description
Suitable for Christmas. John Henry Hopkins' familiar text "We three kings of Orient are" is set with a new modal melody and harmony. Verses 2 and 3 may be sung by either a semi-chorus or soloists.
Text
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1820–1891), alt.
Commission
Old North Festival Chorus, Marblehead, Massachusetts, "in celebration of the 25th season of the Old North festival Chorus"
First performance
2000 Old North Festival Chorus, Marblehead MA / Maria van Kalken, conductor
Samples
Publisher
Thorpe Music Publishing / print (octavo) Buy Here
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