Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
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listen to this Kirkpatrick melody version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HWW_Away_in_a_manger.ogg
The tune "Cradle Song" was written by William J. Kirkpatrick for the musical Around the World with Christmas (1895) and is an adaptation of the melody originally composed in 1837 by Jonathan E. Spilman to "Sweet Afton", with lyrics to the third stanza likely contributed by Charles H. Gabriel. One example is Sergio Franchi, who covered it on his Billboard Top 40 RCA Victor album, The Heart of Christmas. Thus, there are two different melodies for "Away in a Manger". Each setting has a harmony version for S, A, T, B. the other version is the earlier-published Murray/Mueller composition "Away in a Manger" (first published 1885)
Annotation last modified on 2017-08-13 10:07 UTC.
Relationships
| additional lyricist: | Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892) |
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| lyricist: | [anonymous] (special purpose artist) |
| composer: | William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895) |
| part of: | Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304) (order: 890) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 2) Medley: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / Away in a Manger / The First Noel (order: 2) |
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| later translated versions: | Ej upplysta gårdar Käy kanssamme Jeesus |
| is based on: | Sweet Afton |
| is the basis for: | A Lullaby |
| arrangements: | Away in a manger (arr. Moore) Away in a Manger (for brass, Graham) Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks) Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter) Away in a Manger (arr. Johnson and Ricketts) Away in a Manger (arr. Van) Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter and Parker) Away in a Manger (arr. Michael McGlynn) Away in a Manger (arr. Barry) |