Two Neat Arrangements of Flight of the Bumblebee

A couple students told me today that they heard Flight of the Bumblebee while watching Full House last night. How awesome is that that they're finding music from class in real life?!

Here's a neat brass quintet arrangement of Flight of the Bumblebee, performed by Canadian Brass. A brass quintet consists of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone, and a tuba. In this case, they've got a regular trumpet and a piccolo trumpet (the smaller one that the man second from the left is playing). The word "piccolo" means "small" in Italian, so it's basically just a smaller (therefore higher) trumpet.

Here's another Canadian Brass version of this piece - this one is called Flight of the Tuba Bee...and you'll find out why! This is a very skilled tuba player.

About the Performers: Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass is perhaps the world's most famous brass group. This brass quintet (two trumpets, a horn, a trombone, and a tuba) was formed in 1970. Different players have come and gone, but the group has maintained a characteristic sound in the more than 40 years that it has existed. During that time, they've recorded over 100 albums, have sold well over 2 million albums worldwide, and have toured the world multiple times. If you want more information about this world-famous group, check out their website.