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James Ramsey Murray (1841–1905)

Away in a Manger

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
1 flat
Time
3/4
Length
17 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Away in a Manger
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written173 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand130 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots61 notes
  • Right-hand melody44 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to C5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from F2 to D4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 5ths, 4ths, octaves, 6ths, 7ths, 3rds played together in one hand
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position

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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: James Ramsey Murray died in 1905. Credits