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"The Three Kings", [1] or "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar", is a Christmas carol by the German composer Peter Cornelius. He set "Die Könige" for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("How Brightly Shines the Morning Star"), which he erroneously thought was an Epiphany hymn.
Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Songs), Op. 8, is a song cycle of six lieder related to Christmas by Peter Cornelius, who set his own poems for voice and piano between 1856 and 1870. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The full title is: Weihnachtslieder : ein Cyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung : Op. 8 / Text und Musik von Peter Cornelius .
In Britain to this day, Cornelius's best-known work is "The Three Kings" ("Die Könige "), a song for solo voice and piano originally from his 1856 song cycle, Weihnachtslieder. The song's melody line is accompanied by the chorale tune of " Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern " ("How brightly shines the morning star"), written by Philipp ...
His arrangement of Three Kings by Peter Cornelius for solo voice and choir, published posthumously in 1957, also achieved great popularity as a choral work for Epiphany. [15] It was included in the first volume of the popular 1961 collection compiled by David Willcocks and Reginald Jacques , Carols for Choirs .
"Die Könige" (The Kings) Peter Cornelius: 1856 & 1870 (rewrote) Translated into English as "The Three Kings" or "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar" by W. G. Rothery in 1916 "Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" (The morning star is risen) Daniel Rumpius / Michael Praetorius: 1587 "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ("A Rose Has Sprung Up") Anonymous ...
The Three Kings [2] 1932 Cornelius, Carl August Peter and Nicolai, P.; translated by H.N. Bate Cornelius, Carl August Peter; arranged by Ivor Atkins: The Three Kings [21] 2000 Sayers, Dorothy L., from The Three Kings (1916) Dove, Jonathan: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day [2] [Unknown] Traditional English Gardner, John: Unto Us is Born a Son [6]
The album includes all twelve tracks from McLachlan's 2006 Christmas album, Wintersong and five other Christmas songs. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" was recorded backstage by Barenaked Ladies and McLachlan using one mic and done in one take at Planetfest in December 1996 for US radio station WPLT. [2]
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