"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. Its composition is intended to musically evoke the seemingly chaotic and rapidly changing flying pattern of a bumblebee. Despite the piece's being a rather incidental part of the opera, it is today one of the more familiar classical works because of its frequent use in popular culture.
| Date of composition | 1900 (1899-1900) |
| Type | Symphony |
| Arrangement of | Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan) |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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Sergei Rachmaninov: Paraphrase of Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
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Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, orchestral interlude from his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, orchestral interlude from his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow: Flight of the Bumblebee, orchestral interlude from his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan |