The Milkman (2023) by bobcohenmusic

TheMilkman for SATBChorus&piano MusicbyRobertS.Cohen PoembyHyamPlutzik LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 Ph:(973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com

THEMILKMAN

THEMILKMANWALKSWITHMYSTERIOUSMOVEMENTS, TRANSLATINGWILLTOENERGY–TOTHECRUNCHOFHISFEETONCRYSTALLINEWATER–WHILETHEBADANGELSMUTTER.

AWHITEGHOSTINANOPAQUEBODY PASS-INGSLOWLYOVERTHESNOW, ANDATELLTALEFUMEONTHEFROZENAIR TOSPITETHEPRINCESOFTERROR.

ONENIGHTTHEYWILLKNOCKONTHEMILKMAN'SDOOR, THEIRBOOTSCRUNCHHARDONTHEFRONTPORCHFLOOR. ONE-TWO,OPENTHEDOOR.

YOUARETHETHIEFOFTHESECRETFLAME, THEFORBIDDENBREAD,THETERRIBLENAME. RETURNWHATISLEFT;GOBACKWHEREYOUCAME.

ONE-TWO,THESLAMOFTHEDOOR. AWOMANCRYING;WHOISTHERE? ANDVOICESMUMBLINGBEYONDTHESTAIR.

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                  Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano                                       Andantebizarro   Adagiobizarro        The                                     (real creepy)          S A T B 3     my                milk - manwalkswithmy-ster-i-ousmove-ments,                                    A  (real creepy) A      The         ster - i-ousmove - ments,    The           my-ster - i - ousmove-ments,                                    (real creepy)   (real creepy)    33

TheMilkman

      S A T B 5                 milk - manwalkswithmy - ster - i - ousmove-ments,                  milk - manwalkswithmy - ster - i - ousmove-ments,                                                    Trans - lat-ingwilltoen - er - gy–              Trans - lat - ingwilltoen - er - gy–    Tothe               Trans - lat - ingwilltoen - er - gy–                             S A T B 7    on    on                 crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                   B   B              cry-stallinewa - ter–Tothe          cry-stallinewa - ter–    Tothe           oncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                  34

      S A T B 9                 crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                 crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                                Whilethebadan-gelsmut - ter.            Whilethebadan- gelsmut - ter.            Whilethebadan-gelsmut - ter.           Whilethebadan-gelsmut - ter.                      S A T B 11                 Awhiteghostinano - paque         Awhiteghostinano - paque                                    C   C      bod - y      bod - y              Pass - ingslow - lyo - verthe              Pass - ingslow - lyo - verthe                                                 35

      S A T B 13                    Andatell-talefumeonthefro-zen           Andatell-talefumeonthefro - zen     snow,     snow,                                     air   air                                                                       S A T B 15                 Awhiteghostinano - paque          Awhiteghostinano - paque          Awhiteghostinano - paque         Awhiteghostinano - paque                              bod - y     bod - y     bod - y     bod - y                              36

                  S A T B 17               Andatell - talefumeonthefro - zen             Andatell - talefumeonthefro - zen                      Tospitetheprin - cesofter - ror.            Tospitetheprin - cesofter - ror.               airTospitetheprin - cesofter - ror.             airTospitetheprin - cesofter - ror.                                                  19                           D                                                  22                                        E                                    37

      S A T B 25                 Onenighttheywillknockonthemilk - man's                Onenighttheywillknockonthemilk - man's                 Onenighttheywillknockonthemilk - man's               Onenighttheywillknockonthemilk - man's                                       F     F        door,      door,       door,       door,                                                     S A T B 27                Theirbootscrunchhardonthefrontporch                Theirbootscrunchhardonthefrontporch               Theirbootscrunchhardonthefrontporch                Theirbootscrunchhardonthefrontporch                                                             floor.One - two,o-penthedoor.               floor.One - two,o-penthedoor.               floor.One - two,o-penthedoor.     floor.                                    38

                              S A T B 29               o - penthedoor.        o - penthedoor.                            Youarethethiefofthese - cret                Youarethethiefofthese - cret                                                G    G          S A T B 31     flame,     flame,            Thefor-bid - denbread,         theter - ri-ble                       Re - turnwhatisleft;              Re - turnwhatisleft;          gobackwhereyou          Name.gobackwhereyou                                             39

                  S A T B 33             gobackgoback          gobackgoback          came.goback        came.goback                                      One - two,theslamofthedoor.                One - two,theslamofthe                 One - two,theslamofthedoor.                One - two,theslamofthedoor.            H    H                                             S A T B 35                                Awo-mancry - ing;whoisthere?whoisthere?                     Awo-mancry-ing;whoisthere?whoisthere?           whoisthere?           whoisthere?                   (with fright)  (with fright)   (with fright)  (with fright)              whoisthere?            whoisthere?              sub.  sub.  sub.     40

      S A T B 37      Andvoi ces    And   3    6       6       6       3    6        6         6                     S A T B 38       mum blingbe - yondthe      voi cesbe - yondthe     be yondthe  3    6       6       6       3    6        6         6            41

      S A T B 39     stair.     stair.     stair.                                   I       The                                     (real creepy)          S A T B 41     my                milk - manwalkswithmy-ster-i-ousmove-ments,                                    J  (real creepy) J      The          ster - i-ousmove - ments,    The           my-ster - i - ousmove-ments,                                   (real creepy)     42

      S A T B 43                 milk - manwalkswithmy - ster - i - ousmove-ments,                  milk - manwalkswithmy - ster - i - ousmove-ments,                                                                                S A T B 45       Tothe                                    on    on                 crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                   K    K 43

      S A T B 47           cry-stallinewa - ter–Tothe            cry-stallinewa - ter–Tothe     Tothe           oncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                                crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                crunchofhisfeetoncry-stal-linewa - ter–                                              S A T B 49                                                  Istherea      Istherea                                          44

      S A T B 51          fumeinthefro zen         fumeinthefro zen                                           sky   sky                                              S A T B 53      Tospellthat      Tospellthat                                                  some - onehasbeen         some - onehasbeen                                         45

      S A T B 55  by,  by,  3      3    Un-derthesunando - verthe  3      3    Un-derthesunando - verthe                                        3    o - verthe  3    o - verthe    3    snow?o - verthe    3    snow?o - verthe                                                 S A T B 57  snow?  snow?  snow?  snow?                                                                                                                            L    L 46

      S A T B 60                                                                                              47