Away in a Manger (flex)

From Wind Repertory Project
Kent S. Burchill

Carol arranged by Kent S. Burchill


Subtitle: Two Settings


General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Carol
Publisher: Windcrest Music Press, through Sheetmusicplus
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $25.00


Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Horn in F
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium
  • Tuba

Part 2

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Trombone

Part 3

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Part 4

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Horn in F
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Part 5

  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Tuba

Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Away in a Manger is a Christmas carol first published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain, it is one of the most popular carols; a 1996 Gallup Poll ranked it joint second. The two most-common musical settings are by William J. Kirkpatrick (1895) and James R. Murray (1887).

The earliest known publication, in The Myrtle in 1884, ascribed the lyrics to German Protestant reformer Martin Luther, explicitly referencing his 400th birthday (which was in 1883). For many years this attribution continued to be made. However, this attribution appears to be false: the hymn is found nowhere among Luther's works. It has been suggested that the words were written specifically for Luther's 400th anniversary and then credited to the reformer as a marketing gimmick.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


This arrangement is constructed around two different melodies, both titled Away in a Manger.

- Program Note by arranger


Performance Notes

While this selection may be performed as a quartet, best results are obtained by performance of at least five heterogeneous instruments.


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State Ratings

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