Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.50862
Fantasy on We Three
Kings. Composed by
Brian Beck. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Sound Innovations for
Concert Band. Christmas.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:45. Alfred
Music #00-50862.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50862).
ISBN
9781470666743. UPC:
038081585352.
English.
The Quest
of the Magi was one of
the working titles for
John Henry Hopkins Jr.'s
famous carol, We Three
Kings. Written in 1857
for a Christmas pageant
in New York City, We
Three Kings tells the
tale of the Magis'
journey to find a newly
born king in a faraway
land and the precious
gifts they brought with
them. This piece focuses
more on the journey of
following yonder star.
Traveling across many
countries in the first
century was a perilous
task, full of danger,
thievery, and possible
death, not to mention
these men were traveling
with some of the most
precious and expensive
cargo one could possess.
This piece chronicles the
magi acquiring myrrh,
frankincense, and gold
for their journey. Each
treasure is represented
by its own motif and
woven into Hopkins'
original carol.
(2:45).
