Product Description
The first vocal score for the operatic version of "C Is For Cookie" is AVAILABLE NOW!
Despite the fact that Marilyn Horne's operatic rendition of one of the most iconic Sesame Street tunes has become so well-known and beloved, no sheet music for this particular version had ever been previously released. Emerging arranger-transcriber Jilly Cooke (https://www.youtube.com/c/JillyCookeMusic) has created the first-ever COMPLETE piano-vocal score for this number so that others will have the opportunity to further appreciate the musical brilliance of Dave Conner's sweeping arrangement and the clever quotes and references he infused into the instrumentation.
On top of the visual nod to the Egyptian majesty of Verdi's Aïda, the piece also utilizes the trumpets playing a quote from the opera's "Triumphal March", as well as a subtle appearance of the famed "Tristan chord" from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in m. 5. Conner was well-established as an orchestral conductor prior to and during his time with Sesame Street, and his deep love and profound knowledge of classical music brilliantly translated into many of the fantastic operatic production numbers featured on the show.
ROLES (in order of appearance):
Cleopatra - Mezzo Soprano (Operatic, Bb3-Eb5)
Women/Treble Servants (3+) - Sopranos/Mezzo-Sopranos/Altos (Light Operatic/Legit Musical Theatre, Bb3-Eb5)
Men/TBB Servants (2+) - Tenors/Baritones/Basses (Light Operatic/Legit Musical Theatre, Ab2-Eb4)
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.