The Circus Bee

The Circus Bee, 1908

Henry Fillmore (1881 – 1956)

Saxophone Choir (SSAATTBB, + opt. Sn, Bs)

The Circus Bee by Henry Fillmore (arranged for saxophone choir) is one of the best known circus marches or screamers. This arrangement is for saxophone choir. It can also be played as a saxophone quartet by using the first parts SATB. Parts included with this arrangement are:

Full Ensemble Score
Sopranino Sax (optional)
Soprano Sax 1- 2
Alto Sax ‘A’  sub for Soprano 1
Alto Sax 1- 2
Tenor Sax 1-2
Bari Sax 1-2
Bass Sax (optional)

The alto sax ‘A’ (Soprano 1 substitute) has a very high range and is quite the workout on the palm keys.

• The range for each saxophone part is shown below.
• Audio and score excerpts are available above.
• Registered users can download a complete sample score and full length audio file of The Circus Bee on the ‘Samples’ tab.