John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1820–1891)
We Three Kings
Hymn tune Kings of Orient (1857), words and music by John Henry Hopkins Jr.
- Level
- 3 of 5
- Key signature
- 1 sharp
- Time
- 3/8
- Length
- 33 bars
- Plays in
- about 1 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written239 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand180 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots95 notes
- Right-hand melody62 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from B3 to D5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to E4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
- Intervals: 5ths, 4ths, octaves, 7ths, 10ths, 6ths
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position
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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. died in 1891. Credits