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"Le Boeuf sur le Toit" for Piano Four Hands, Op. 58. (The Nothing Doing Bar). By Darius Milhaud (1892-1974). For Piano. Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Dover Edition. Masterwork. Book. Published by Dover Publications (AP.6-41888X).

ISBN 9780486418889. Masterwork.

The score for Jean Cocteau's 1920 farce "Le Boeuf sur le Toit" ("The Ox on the Roof") consists of popular Brazilian tunes assembled by Darius Milhaud. This inexpensive edition of the score, reproduced from an authoritative and rare source, features a new introduction by musicologist Manoel Aranha Correa do Lago.

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August 30, 2008

A brilliant piece

This piece perfectly combines repition and variation. It repeats enough to make learning the whole thing fairly straightforward, but there is enough variety to keep it interesting and fun throughout.

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Anonymous

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March 7, 2007

Condensed chromatic chaos

If you know the orchestral version of this Milhaud masterpiece you might not think all that goes on could be written to two pianos. Sure, some notes aren't there, but the general energy and fun of "Le Boeuf" is ever present. You'll need a couple of quite advanced pianists to...

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