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“We Three Kings - Intermediate Piano Arrangement No. 3” is classified as a Level 4 Piano work worth 5,800 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Intermediate Piano Arrangements → Hymns, Hymns - Christmas and is part of the Sacred collection. The sheet music for “We Three Kings - Intermediate Piano Arrangement No. 3” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.
“We Three Kings” arranged by Polly Bekasova is an intermediate piano arrangement of the Christmas and Epiphany carol. The piece is marked Allegretto and written in 3/8 time, giving it a steady, lightly moving pulse. This version uses more active broken patterns, repeated chord figures, rests, and fuller two-hand writing than a very simple carol setting. The familiar melody is still clear, but the accompaniment and middle section add more motion and strength.
Measures 1–14 introduce the main carol melody. The right hand begins with short melodic figures that often enter after rests, while the left hand supports with simple lower notes and broken motion. The 3/8 meter keeps the phrase moving gently, and the repeated rhythmic shape helps the tune feel steady and clear.
Measures 15–35 continue the melody with more movement in both hands. The right hand keeps the main tune, while the left hand adds steady supporting patterns underneath. The arrangement also uses small chromatic changes and repeated rhythmic figures, giving this section more color than the opening.
Measures 36–57 form the fullest middle section. The right hand plays repeated chord patterns and stronger harmonic shapes, while the left hand moves below with broken accompaniment figures. This section has a more rhythmic and confident sound, creating a clear contrast with the simpler melodic opening.
Measures 58–65 return to a more melodic texture. The right hand again brings out the familiar tune, while the left hand keeps the accompaniment steady underneath. This helps the piece feel connected to the opening after the stronger middle section.
Measures 66 to the end close the arrangement with fuller repeated chords and a clear final cadence. The right hand uses repeated chord shapes while the left hand supports with lower notes and broken patterns. The final measure gives the piece a strong, finished ending.
Interesting fact: “We Three Kings” is one of the few widely sung Christmas carols in which the same person wrote both the words and the music. John Henry Hopkins Jr. wrote the carol in 1857, and it later became especially associated with Epiphany and the visit of the Magi.
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