Die Könige (Peter Cornelius)
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- Editor: Nikolaus Hold (submitted 2018-03-19). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 82 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: German text and English translation by Mabelle Shapleigh: Three kings have come from the eastern land from Breitkopf und Härtel edition P.C. 47. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Hans-Peter Beer (submitted 2008-07-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Scroll down to 3. Die Könige.
Choral arrangements
In original German
- Editor: Nikolaus Hold (submitted 2017-12-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 118 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: Original song with additional SATB arrangement of the accompanying chorale. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Arranger: Nikolaus Hold
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-21). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 101 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: To the original German text, this version is arranged for TTBB (v1) and then SATB (v2), with baritone solo. Listed on website as Die Könige. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Arranger: Andrew Sims
In English translation: Three Kings from Persian lands afar
- Editor: James Wetzel (submitted 2020-05-15). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 63 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Baritone solo, with SATB chorus. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 61 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Baritone solo, with SATB chorus. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-10). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 40 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Voicing for SATB Choir and Tenor (or Soprano) Solo. Includes the Chorale "How brightly shines the morning star!"
General Information
Title: Die Könige
Work: Weihnachtslieder Op. 8, No. 3 [No. IIIb]
Composer: Peter Cornelius
Lyricist: Peter Cornelius
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo low
Genre: Secular, Lied
Language: German
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1870
Description: The piano accompaniment, a harmonization of the Chorale Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, easily lends itself to choral transcription. An early but posthumously published setting of the poem is sometimes numbered Opus 8 IIIa.
External websites:
- www.lieder.net
- YouTube performance, with baritone soloist (Guildford Cathedral Choir) - Barry Rose
- YouTube performance, with Alto soloist - Augsburger Vokalensemble
Original text and translations
German text Drei Könige wandern aus Morgenland; |
English translation Solo |
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