The Flight of the Bumblebee

The Flight of the Bumblebee is an orchestral interlude for the Opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan.” The music depicts the fast and tangled flight of the Bumblebee. It has become an iconic piece of music of the orchestral repertory, and it has been arranged for a vast group of ensembles and soloists. This piece requires great technical command because of its wide range, and fast chromatic-scale passages.