Ma mère l'oye (ballet) (Ravel, Maurice)

For the earlier piano cycle, subtitled "Cinq pièces enfantines", see Ma mère l'oye (suite)

		Movements/Sections 7 sections Prélude. Très lent (C major) Danse du rouet et scène. Allegro (E♭ major–A minor) Pavane de la belle au bois dormant. Lent (A minor) Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête. Mouvement de Valse. Modéré (A major) Petit poucet. Très modéré (E♭ major) Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche (F♯ majeur) Apothéose. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave (C major) Composition Year 1912 Genre Categories Ballets; Stage Works; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Full Scores

 Complete Score with interludes
*#62635 - 14.58MB, 98 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 6800x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/4/27)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1912. Plate unknown.

Reprinted:

Munich: Musikproduktion Höflich, 2008. Catalog 817.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete score
*#07483 - 4.49MB, 81 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4241x⇩

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Daphnis (2007/6/10)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1912. Plate D. & F. 8397 (Prélude et Danse du Rouet)
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1912. Plate D. & F. 8427 (Cinq Pièces Enfantines)

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Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This is a conflation of two separate Dover reprints (as determined by the pagination).

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Ballet

For Piano solo (Charlot)

 Complete Score
*#151006 - 3.27MB, 52 (viii, #1-44) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1103x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/11/14)

Arranger:

Jacques Charlot (d.1915)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1912. Plate D. & F. 8395.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Prélude et Danse du Rouet

For Piano 4 hands (Garban)

 Complete score
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Morel (2008/9/17)

Arranger:

Lucien Garban (1877-1959)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie.. 1919. Plate D. & F. 9674

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General Information

Work Title	Ma Mère l'Oye
Alternative Title	Mother Goose

Composer	Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue Number	M.62
Movements/Sections	7 sections Prélude. Très lent (C major) Danse du rouet et scène. Allegro (E♭ major–A minor) Pavane de la belle au bois dormant. Lent (A minor) Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête. Mouvement de Valse. Modéré (A major) Petit poucet. Très modéré (E♭ major) Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche (F♯ majeur) Apothéose. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave (C major)
Year/Date of Composition	1912
Additional Copyright Info	Under copyright in France until 2023 due to that country's special extension for composers affected by the two world wars. Public domain in the USA.
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 Flutes (2nd also Piccolo), oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons (2nd also contrabassoon), 2 horns (F), timpani, triangle, cymbals, xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, harp, strings
External Links	Maurice-Ravel.net Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed as a suite for piano 4 hands, 1908–10
• Orchestrated by Ravel in 1911
• The orchestral version was extended and revised as a ballet by Ravel, 1911–12.