Big Spender -from Sweet Charity
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Product ID: HL2 04490716
By Cy Coleman
Publisher:
Hal Leonard
Arranger:
Longfield
Series:
Easy Pop Specials for Strings
Genre:
Musical
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
2:55
Level: 2-3
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About this item
From the Broadway show Sweet Charity comes this new version of the show's most memorable production number. From the famous opening 6-note riff, this sassy swing number is a crowd pleaser all the way.
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Composer
Cy Coleman (1929-2004)
Cy Coleman (June 14, 1929 - November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.
He was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida (née Prizent) was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason. He was a child prodigy who gave piano recitals at Steinway Hall, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall between the ages of six and nine.
Before beginning his fabled Broadway career, he led the Cy Coleman Trio, which made many recordings and was a much-in-demand club attraction.
Despite the early classical and jazz success, he decided to build a career in popular music. His first collaborator was Joseph Allen McCarthy, but his most successful early partnership, albeit a turbulent one, was with Carolyn Leigh. The pair wrote many pop hits, including "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet To Come."
Coleman's career as a Broadway composer began when he and Leigh collaborated on Wildcat (1960).
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