Three Kings Traverse Lands of Eastern Lore for Vocal Solo or Unison Choir and Flexible Sextet Unison Choir - Digital Sheet Music
This famous song is from the cycle Weihnachtslieder (“Christmas Songs”) by the deeply spiritual German composer Peter Cornelius. Composed in 1856 and revised in 1859 and 1870, the cycle is one of the composer’s most popular works. The perspicuity and clarity of its music and verse (Cornelius wrote both) reflect the composer’s engaging and candid temperament. The poetic message of the angular vocal line is cleverly bolstered by the subliminal message of the smoothly flowing accompanying chorale, How Brightly Shines the Morning Star by Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608). Please review our electronic delivery policy before purchasing the digital download version of this title. The accompaniment in this arrangement is scored for flexible instrumentation sextet, and is playable by a wide variety of standard ensembles or any other combination of players. Possible options include woodwind or brass quintet plus melody, string sextet, clarinet choir, saxophone sextet, or double reed ensemble. The parts are available in the following transpositions: Part 1 (Melody) C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax) Part 2 C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax*) Part 3 C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet) Viola Part 4 C (Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet) F (Horn in F, English Horn) Viola Part 5 Bass Clef (Bassoon, Cello, Trombone) B-flat (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Baritone TC) E-flat (Baritone Sax) Horn in F Part 6 Bass Clef (Bassoon, Cello, Trombone, Tuba) B-flat (Bass Clarinet) B-flat (Bass Sax, Contrabass Clarinet) E-flat (Baritone Sax, Contralto Clarinet) * Note that due to the range of Part 2, the Alto Sax is quite high and Soprano would be a better option.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Choir B-Flat Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Alto Saxophone B-Flat Trumpet Voice
- Ensembles:
- Unison Choir
- Genres:
- Spirituals Christmas Romantic Period Holiday
- Publishers:
- Sigma Squared Music
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1097330
Composed by Peter Cornelius/Philipp Nicolai. Arranged by William J. Bullock. 19th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Sacred,Spiritual. 33 pages. Sigma Squared Music #701272. Published by Sigma Squared Music (A0.1097330).This famous song is from the cycle Weihnachtslieder (“Christmas Songs”) by the deeply spiritual German composer Peter Cornelius. Composed in 1856 and revised in 1859 and 1870, the cycle is one of the composer’s most popular works. The perspicuity and clarity of its music and verse (Cornelius wrote both) reflect the composer’s engaging and candid temperament. The poetic message of the angular vocal line is cleverly bolstered by the subliminal message of the smoothly flowing accompanying chorale, How Brightly Shines the Morning Star by Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608). Please review our electronic delivery policy before purchasing the digital download version of this title. The accompaniment in this arrangement is scored for flexible instrumentation sextet, and is playable by a wide variety of standard ensembles or any other combination of players. Possible options include woodwind or brass quintet plus melody, string sextet, clarinet choir, saxophone sextet, or double reed ensemble. The parts are available in the following transpositions: Part 1 (Melody) C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax) Part 2 C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax*) Part 3 C (Flute, Oboe, Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet) Viola Part 4 C (Violin) B-flat (Clarinet, Trumpet) E-flat (Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet) F (Horn in F, English Horn) Viola Part 5 Bass Clef (Bassoon, Cello, Trombone) B-flat (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Baritone TC) E-flat (Baritone Sax) Horn in F Part 6 Bass Clef (Bassoon, Cello, Trombone, Tuba) B-flat (Bass Clarinet) B-flat (Bass Sax, Contrabass Clarinet) E-flat (Baritone Sax, Contralto Clarinet) * Note that due to the range of Part 2, the Alto Sax is quite high and Soprano would be a better option.
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- Instrument:
- Vocal Choir Woodwinds Clarinet B-Flat Clarinet Woodwinds Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Woodwinds Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Woodwinds Saxophone Alto Saxophone Brass Trumpet B-Flat Trumpet Vocal Voice
- Ensemble:
- Unison Choir
- Publisher:
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