Popularity of pieces named after humming insects is inexplicably curious: The Flight of the Bumblebee was played on any instrument you can imagine and has so catching motif that even bumblebees themselves croon the composition all the time. The Bee at the same time may be the most recognizable piece of Schubert. I know that there was a story when Britons mistook cheese balls for a composer during the survey (they were asked do they know such composer as Bocconcini, and they answered in the affirmative), and in this regard Schubert achieved much: even while there is a composer with sound-alike surname (Schumann), people still remember who is who.
Sheet music of the piece is available here: The Bee.
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