- Level: Late elementary to early intermediate
- Pages: 6 pages, 4 pages of music, cover included!
- Style: Mysterious
- License: Studio license – reproducible for students you directly teach
- Bonus: mp3 recording without voiceovers
- Format: PDF instant download
We Three Kings with Arabian Dance beautifully steers away from typical Western sounds to bring fresh and interesting harmonies that will intrigue audiences. Thanks to the pedal tone in the left hand, the final chorus is able to build to a majestic and triumphant climax, before returning to its previous melodies and rhythms. Those familiar with “Arabian Dance” will easily be able to pick out the influence. Those unfamiliar will enjoy the unexpected version of this classic Christmas carol.
What is the level of We Three Kings with Arabian Dance?
We Three Kings is an early intermediate piece written in triple meter. The smallest note value is the eighth note though one exception of sixteenths appears at the end as an embellishment that is easily taught by rote. It starts in a minor, then transitions to d minor. There is no key signature written in We Three Kings with Arabian Dance, but accidentals are notated throughout.
Pedaling is written in, along with optional pedaling noted in mm. 1-24. Helpful fingerings are included, along with dynamic markings that will help the early intermediate level piano student play artistically.
What is a Studio License?
We Three Kings with Arabian Dance is available as a studio license which means that you only have to purchase it one time. This gives you the license to to print as many prints as you need for yourself or any student you directly teach! It’s like getting an unlimited supply of the piece since you never have to pay for it again. Plus there is no shipping since it is delivered digitally. You get the PDF and bonus mp3 in your email within minutes of your purchase.
Free Bonus Recording
We Three Kings with Arabian Dance also comes with a free mp3 recording so that you can listen and learn the piece more easily. You are granted permission to share this file with your students that are learning the piece.
Other Nutcracker Offerings
If you enjoyed this arrangement, you may also enjoy these holiday pieces with references to and including the Nutcracker:
Tamara Rutgers –
This is amazing! My high schooler Argentinian jazz lover (but early intermediate note reader) is captivated by it. Tonal and yet all the mystery of the Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Arabian Dance. And of course — the wise men were from — Chaldea? Persia? (Iran/Iraq?) Definitely an “Arabian” neighborhood. It makes the We Three Kings text come alive. And I love the way the melody of We Three Kings sneaks into the Arabian Dance just like it belongs! Which of course it does. Tonality is preserved and yet there’s a new mystery to this. You hit a home run with this one, Wendy!
Carol Benninghoff –
I agree with the review above! I have a seventh grader learning this and just played it for me yesterday. She kept the left hand soft and I could sense she enjoyed playing
it. As a 7th grader she is more advanced
than my two high schoolers and can really
interpret the music well. A perfect combination of the Arabian Dance and We Three Kings!
Sharon B. Girard, NCTM –
The beautiful ostinato of the Arabian Dance in the left hand is such a perfect fit for the We Three Kings melody. The student working on this piece just loved playing it, it was easy to teach and it sounds harder than it is to play. Sure to be a student and audience pleaser.
Swan Kiezebrink –
When I saw this combination, I thought it was brilliant and had to listen to it. What a great way to combine two favourite pieces for the kids who love the minor sound! Wonderful ostinato and blending back and forth between the pieces. This one suits the early intermediate student who enjoys that sad, sad, sound.