Michael's Music Service

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Charles Cronham (1896–1969)

General Back

Charles Raymond Cronham was the Portland, Maine, city organist and the musician at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. He was a popular performer and prolific arranger.

 

The Kings of the Orient Back

This music is based on a tune associated with Epiphany, the revealing of the Messiah to the Gentiles via the Wise Men, or Magi. Cronham created an Arabian atmosphere with "We 3 Kings."