The Flight of the Bumblebee
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The Flight of the Bumblebee is a famously fast and virtuosic orchestral interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," often performed as a standalone showpiece.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight of the Bumblebee | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral interlude ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
speed
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virtuosity ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tale of Tsar Saltan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAssociated | Prince Gvidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyArrangedFor |
clarinet
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ violin ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1899–1900 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | The Tale of Tsar Saltan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | numerous commercial recordings ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of fast music ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementType | orchestral interlude ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts the flight of a bumblebee ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy |
Leopold Auer
NERFINISHED
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Rachmaninoff for piano transcription ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
commonly performed outside the full opera
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frequently arranged for solo instruments ⓘ often used as a virtuoso showpiece ⓘ |
| opera | The Tale of Tsar Saltan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalContext | opera ⓘ |
| originalMedium | opera orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | The Tale of Tsar Saltan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| publisher | Belyayev (original opera score) ⓘ |
| technicalCharacteristic |
continuous semiquaver motion
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rapid chromatic passages ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | very fast ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
about 1 minute
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about 2 minutes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
concert encore piece
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demonstration of instrumental agility ⓘ technical showpiece in auditions ⓘ |
| workNumberInOpera | orchestral interlude between scenes ⓘ |
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