Away in a Manger (Download License)

for Mixed Choir (SATB) with Soprano Soloist

by Gordon Thornett

This a cappella arrangement of the well-known Christmas carol, “Away in a Manger” is set for SATB, and also features a soprano soloist in the introduction to each verse, at the end and (optionally) in the first verse.

The tune is the one most closely associated with these words in the UK, Cradle Song, by W J Kirkpatrick. It needs to flow gently, as a lullaby, molto legato. In the middle verse, The cattle are lowing, the tenors have the tune, which should be more prominent than the accompanying parts.

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SKU: GTT-014-a Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

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