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The Flight of the Bumblebee

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Composers often like to use their music to tell stories. Here are two stories told through music.


Click on the sound symbol. What’s that sound?Did you recognise it?

It’s the sound bumble bees make.

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Once, long ago, a very famous Russian composer called Nikolai RimskyNikolai RimskyNikolai RimskyNikolai Rimsky----KorsakovKorsakovKorsakovKorsakov wanted to write a piece of music all about a bumble bee.

But, he had a problem. Which musical instrument could he use?

What would sound like a bee?

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He knew that the tuba sounded more like a frog so that was no good.

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He knew that the big fat kettle drum sounded too much like elephants walking…

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He knew that the brass instruments sounded too much like a military parade……..

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Rimsky-Korsakov decided that he would use violins and flutes. He would make them sound like a musical bumble bee.

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In the story, a magical Swan Princess turns a prince into a bumble bee so that he can fly away to see his father, the Tsar Saltan, without being seen by his wicked aunts.

He called his music The Flight of The Bumble BeeThe Flight of The Bumble BeeThe Flight of The Bumble BeeThe Flight of The Bumble Bee.

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As you listen to the music, you can imagine a bumble bee angrily buzzing around the wicked aunts as he tries to sting them and then darting quickly away so he doesn’t get caught.

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Edvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Grieg was born in Norway in 1843.

He was fascinated by stories about strange little creatures called trolls.

Trolls were supposed to be odd dwarf like creatures that lived in caves in the Norwegian mountains.

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Edvard Grieg was also a composer who loved writing music.

One day his friend asked him to write some music for a play he’d written.

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The play had lots of trolls in it, more trolls thanThe play had lots of trolls in it, more trolls thanThe play had lots of trolls in it, more trolls thanThe play had lots of trolls in it, more trolls thanEdvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Grieg had ever dreamed of so, straight had ever dreamed of so, straight had ever dreamed of so, straight had ever dreamed of so, straight away, he said yes.away, he said yes.away, he said yes.away, he said yes.

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The play was all about a young boy called Peer The play was all about a young boy called Peer The play was all about a young boy called Peer The play was all about a young boy called Peer Gynt Gynt Gynt Gynt whose adventures took him to the world of whose adventures took him to the world of whose adventures took him to the world of whose adventures took him to the world of the trolls.the trolls.the trolls.the trolls.

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The play begins just as the dark night steels away and the sun peeps over the hill to start the new day.

Birds sing,the sun rises and everything is fresh and beautiful in the glorious mountains and forests of Norway.

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And somewhere at the foot of the mountains, a young boy, Peer Gynt, woke up to start a new day.

A day that would lead him to the land of the trolls.

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Peer Gynt was rather a silly boy and just a little bit stupid so, it was his own stupidity that led to his capture by the troll Princess.

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Pier Gint was also a very foolish boy and at first he thought that Anitra really liked him but…………..

She only wanted the sparkling jewels he had in his pocket. So, she danced a strange, dazzling dance all around him and while she danced, she stole his jewels. Listen to the music. Can you imagine Anitra dancing?

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Anitra took him to the trolls in the Hall of the Mountain King but the trolls were not at all happy when Peer Gynt arrived.

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He tried to tipHe tried to tipHe tried to tipHe tried to tip----toe away one morning without toe away one morning without toe away one morning without toe away one morning without them noticing.them noticing.them noticing.them noticing.

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As he tiptoes away the music starts slowly and quietly but soon the trolls discover him and start to chase him as the music gets louder and faster and faster.

Right at the end, as the music comes to a halt, Peer Gynt escapes by the skin of his teeth!

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