Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov :: Tale of the Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane): Flight of the Bumblebee
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
1844-1908
(b Tikhvin, 6/18 Mar 1844; d Lyubensk, nr Luga [now Pskov district], 8/21 June 1908). Russian
Tale of the Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane): Flight of
the Bumblebee <1899–1900>
the Bumblebee <1899–1900>
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Parts include a trumpet covering a vocal line that would otherwise be absent; it may be omitted for this excerpt. The very first chord is scored for full orchestra, including full brass, tmp & cym; this single note may simply be played by the above complement.
Often used as a showpiece for solo flute, by simply omitting most chromatic passages in violins and orchestral flutes; retain clarinet chromatic passages which generally occur when the melody dips below the range of the flute.
Numerous arrangements of this popular piece exist (see, for example, the subsequent entry).
Often used as a showpiece for solo flute, by simply omitting most chromatic passages in violins and orchestral flutes; retain clarinet chromatic passages which generally occur when the melody dips below the range of the flute.
Numerous arrangements of this popular piece exist (see, for example, the subsequent entry).