SounDevotion Competition – Page 12 – chunter music collection

Made for SounDevotion Competition Round 46.

Named because my gf thought it sounded like background music to a spy show she likes (which is set in Miami. I didn’t want to call it “Miami.”)

Compo, Holiday, Single Tracks, SounDevotion Competition

Away In a Manger

December 25, 2009March 20, 2013 chunter

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According to Wikipedia, this song has origins in American hymnals from the late 1800’s. Though those hymnals tried to attribute the song to Martin Luther, it appears to be a lyric composed by an American and set to a Scottish melody. I know of at least three melodies for this song, so in my piece I have attempted to include them all. Notice how they all have waltz time, and all sound like they could easily be played as bagpipe marches; perhaps one could argue that this is a medley of unknown Scottish folk songs.