The Bumblebee

Key

G Major

Nationality

American


Time Signature

3/8

Stylistic Period

Level

3

LISTING

Annotation

Range: D4-G5

Tempo: Allegro

Left Hand

  • Sixteenth notes stepping up and down from open string to 1st finger and also from 3rd finger to 4th finger. 
  • Sixteenth notes are all stepwise motion with one exception in measure 3.

Bowing

  • 6 Slurred sixteenth notes
  • Good use of bow speed and bow distribution for 3 note slurs ending with a fermata.
  • 1 Accent
  • Dynamic variation

Rhythm

  • Sixteenth notes
  • Dotted eighth notes
  • Eighth notes
  • Quarter notes
  • Dotted quarter notes
  • Fermatas
  • Ritardandos
  • a tempos
A jovial little character piece aptly named that sounds like its title.

Recording

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