Name: PINES OF THE VILLA BORGHESE from The Pines of Rome
Duration: 2 min 49 s
Channel: Ottorino Respighi - 1924
Description: "PINES OF THE VILLA BORGHESE from The Pines of Rome" is a song by Symphonic Band Performances. THE 1ST MOVEMENT OF OTTORINO RESPIGHI'S 'PINES OF ROME', PART OF THE ROMAN TRILOGY OF TONE POEMS (1924). THIS PORTRAYS CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE PINE GROVES OF BORGHESE GARDENS. PERFORMED MY 2ND YEAR AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP, H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #1.

PINES OF THE VILLA BORGHESE from The Pines of Rome

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THE 1ST MOVEMENT OF OTTORINO RESPIGHI'S 'PINES OF ROME', PART OF THE ROMAN TRILOGY OF TONE POEMS (1924). THIS PORTRAYS CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE PINE GROVES OF BORGHESE GARDENS. PERFORMED MY 2ND YEAR AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP, H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #1.

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Symphonic Band Performances

Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi

Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.

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Classical • Symphonic

Author

Ottorino Respighi - 1924

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public domain

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January 13, 2010

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MP3 3.2 MB • 156 kbps • 2:49

Story behind the song

This was performed at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, by H.S. Symphonic Band #1. This is from my second year at Interlochen, when I was a high school junior.

Pini di Roma (English "Pines of Rome") is a 1924 work by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, and is considered one of the masterpieces of the Roman Trilogy of symphonic poems along with Feste Romane and Fontane di Roma. Each movement portrays the location of pine trees in the city during different parts of the day.

The first performance was given under conductor Bernardino Molinari in the Augusteo, Rome, on December 14, 1924.

 Movements
1. "I pini di Villa Borghese" (Pines of the Villa Borghese) 
2. "Pini presso una catacomba" (Pines near a catacomb) 
3. "I pini del Gianicolo" (Pines of the Janiculum) 
4. "I pini della Via Appia" (Pines of the Appian Way) 

The first movement, called "I pini di Villa Borghese", portrays children playing in the pine groves of the Borghese gardens. The music depicts children marching and playing. The second movement, "Pini presso una catacomba" has a more melancholic tune, representing pine trees close to a catacomb in Campagna. Lower orchestral instruments, plus the organ pedal at 16' and 32' pitch, represent the subterranean feature of the catacombs. The trombones chant like priests. The third part, a nocturne, "I pini del Gianicolo", is set at night, near a temple of the Roman god Janus on the Janiculum hill. Double-faced gods open large doors and gates, marking the beginning of a new year. A nightingale is heard, giving Respighi the opportunity to include real life bird sounds in his work, a feat unachieved before (the score mentions a specific recording that can be played on a phonograph: the Brunswick Panatrope). The final movement, "I pini della Via Appia", portrays pine trees along the great Appian Way. Misty dawn: a legion advances along the Via Appia in the brilliance of the newly-risen sun. Respighi wanted the ground to tremble under the footsteps of his army and he instructs the organ to play bottom B flat on 8', 16' and 32' organ pedal. Trumpets peal and the consular army rises in triumph to the Capitoline Hill.

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