Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.984040
By The Cookie Monster. By Joe Raposo and Joseph G. Raposo. Arranged by Jilly Cooke. Contemporary. Octavo. 9 pages. Jilly Paige Cooke #6421585. Published by Jilly Paige Cooke (A0.984040).
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)
