Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8 (Cornelius)

*Weihnachtslieder*
Weihnachtslieder
Song cycle by Peter Cornelius
	The poet and composer
English	Christmas Songs
Full title	Weihnachtslieder : ein Cyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung : Op. 8 / Text und Musik von Peter Cornelius
Opus	8
Text	by Cornelius
Language	German
Composed	1856 – 1870
Dedication	Elisabeth Schily
Published	1870
Scoring	voice; piano;

Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Songs), Op. 8, is a song cycle of six lieder related to Christmas by Peter Cornelius, who set his own poems for voice and piano between 1856 and 1870.^[1]^[2] The full title is: Weihnachtslieder : ein Cyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung : Op. 8 / Text und Musik von Peter Cornelius. Cornelius dedicated the songs to his sister, Elisabeth Schily. The song "Die Könige" about the Biblical Magi has been translated and published separately. English versions come under the title "The Three Kings". It incorporates in the piano accompaniment Philipp Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern".

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