String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.697724

Composed by John Henry Hopkins Jr. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Christmas,Holiday,Instructional,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 17 pages. Sandy McIntire #6527051. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.697724).

We Three Kings, also known as The Quest of the Magi, was composed by Hopkins in 1857 for a Christmas pageant in New York City featuring three tenors each representing a king and singing a verse. This arrangement by McIntire for an Intermediate String Trio (Violin I and II and Cello) emphasizes the oriental origin of the Magi using modal variations of the tune. Each instrument is featured on a verse. Separate sheet music is provided for each instrument. The second violin part may be played on a viola.
Although appropriate year round, this carol is particularly appropriate for Epiphany or Theophany which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child.