Away In A Manger (Mueller)

The most commonly published tune for “Away in a Manger” is known as “Mueller”, as it is attributed to composer Carl Mueller. However, it was first published by American composer James R Murray (1841 – 1905) in his collection “Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses” in 1887. He called it “Luther’s Cradle Hymn”, and claimed it was “composed by Martin Luther for his children”, which was not the case.

This is the tune most commonly found in the USA.

The Mueller piano collection is an 8 page PDF which contains 6 different arrangements:

• A lead sheet in F major
• A 5 finger position song for beginners – both a single page version, and a double page version with very large notes and a fingering chart
• Two different very piano version in F major with extremely simple left hand accompaniments
• An easy piano version in F major with wider chords and an introduction

This comes with a studio license for piano teachers to use these arrangements with their students.