Flight of the Bumblebee for Piano Solo, after Rachmaninoff is currently unavailable

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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.862648 Composed by Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Arranged by Michael Bomier and Sergei Rachmaninoff. 20th Century,Concert,Instructional,Standards. Score. 5 pages. Michael Butkus-Bomier #3585383. Published by Michael Butkus-Bomier (A0.862648). The Bumblebee is the original title of this piece from a Rimsky-Korsakov opera. It has been a staple of pianists ever since fellow Russian Rachmaninoff set it for piano solo. It was featured in the film "Shine" about the Australian pianist David Helfgott. The version here features all of Rachmaninoff's five-finger hand-crossing additions, but removes ALL the HUGE spans his own prodigious hands were capable of.  Thus, this setting is Ideal for the pianist about to make the leap into advanced and recital-level repertoire, but that might lack the huge hand of many older players. audio clip is at a fairly rapid clip, as befits the title, but can be played slower, by younger or less advanced players. MBB . This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).