Le bœuf sur le toit, Op.58 (Milhaud, Darius)

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Composition Year 1920
Genre Categories Ballets; Theatrical Works; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; for piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 alto flutes, 2 bass flutes and contrabass flute (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Max Eschig, 1950. Plate M. E. 6562.
Copyright
Public Domain - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Full score published in full size with 1950 copyright notice. The same score was later reprinted in minature form with a fraudulent 1969 copyright notice. It is possible that this edition was originally published before 1950 (based on the notice in the 1920 piano reduction that the full score and parts were available for rental).
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Parts

 Flute 1/2 (Piccolo)
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⇒ 12 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trombone • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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 Clarinet 1/2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon
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 Horn 1/2 (F)
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 Trumpet 1/2 (C)
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 Trombone
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 Percussion
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Max Eschig, 1950. Plate M. E. 6562.
Copyright
Public Domain - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes It is possible that this edition was originally published before 1950 (based on the notice in the 1920 piano reduction that the full score and parts were available for rental).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes and Contrabass Flute (Riedel)

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⇒ 9 more: Piccolo • Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Flute 3 • Alto Flute 1 • Alto Flute 2 • Bass Flute 1 • Bass Flute 2 • Contrabass Flute

 Piccolo
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 Flute 1
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 Flute 2
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 Flute 3
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 Alto Flute 1
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 Alto Flute 2
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 Bass Flute 1
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 Bass Flute 2
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 Contrabass Flute
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Arranger Matthias Riedel
Publisher. Info. Matthias Riedel
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes för changing flutes
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For Piano 4 Hands (Composer)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Édition de la Sirène, 1920. Plate E.D. 24 L.S.
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Tango des Fratellini, Op.58c

For Piano (Mouton)

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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Editions de la Sirène, 1921. Plate E. D. 47 L. S.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Masters Music, 1996. Catalog M 2506.
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General Information

Work Title Le Bœuf sur le toit
Alternative. Title The Ox on the Roof: The Nothing-Doing Bar
Composer Milhaud, Darius
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.58
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IDM 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1920
First Performance. 1920-02 in Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
First Publication. 1920
Average DurationAvg. Duration 35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes (1st also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon,
2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone
guiro, tambourine, bass drum, cymbals, strings
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Brazilian works quoted in Le bœuf sur le toit, Op.58 (Milhaud, Darius):

Ballets by Darius Milhaud
  • L'Homme et son désir, Op.48 (1918)
  • Le Bœuf sur le toit, Op.58 (1919)
  • Les Mariés de la tour Eiffel, Op.70 (1921, rev. 1971)
  • La Création du monde, Op.81 (1923)
  • Salade, Op.83 (1924)
  • Le Train bleu, Op.84 (1924)
  • L'Éventail de Jeanne, Op.95 (1927)
  • La Bien-aimée, Op.101 (1928)
  • Les Songes, Op.124 (1933)
  • Moyen Âge fleuri, Op.152d (1936)
  • Moïse, Op.219 (1940)
  • Jeux de printemps, Op.243b (1944)
  • Suite française, Op.254 (1945)
  • Les Cloches, Op.259 (1946)
  • 'Adame Miroir, Op.283 (1948)
  • La cueillette des citrons, Op.298b (1949–50)
  • Vendanges, Op.317 (1952)
  • La Rose des vents, Op.367 (1957)
  • La Branche des oiseaux, Op.374 (1958–59)
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