The Pines of Rome
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| Tone poem by Ottorino Respighi | |
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| Native name | Pini di Roma |
| Catalogue | P 141 |
| Composed | 1924 |
| Duration | Approx. 21 minutes |
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| Date | 14 December 1924 |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Conductor | Bernardino Molinari |
| Performers | Augusteo Orchestra |
Pines of Rome (Italian title: Pini di Roma) is a four-movement tone poem for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. The piece, which depicts pine trees in four locations in Rome at different times of the day, is the second of Respighi's trilogy of tone poems based on the city, along with Fountains of Rome (1917) and Roman Festivals (1928). It premiered on 14 December 1924 at the Augusteo Theatre in Rome with Bernardino Molinari conducting the Augusteo Orchestra.
Pines of Rome is the third tone poem for orchestra in Respighi's collection of works. Similar to that of a symphony, the piece is a suite of four movements, each depicting pine trees located in different areas in the city of Rome at different times of the day. Respighi wrote a short description of each movement.
Pines of the Villa Borghese (I pini di Villa Borghese, allegretto vivace)
This movement portrays children playing by the pine trees in the Villa Borghese gardens, dancing the Italian equivalent of the nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring o' Roses" and "mimicking marching soldiers and battles; twittering and shrieking like swallows". The Villa Borghese, a villa located within the grounds, is a monument to the Borghese family, who dominated the city in the early seventeenth century.
The Pines Near a Catacomb (I pini presso una catacomba, lento)
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