Movement II of Ottorino Respighi's The Pines of Rome, entitled The Pines Near a Catacomb. It is a is a majestic dirge, representing pine trees near a catacomb in Campagna..
Author: Ottorino RespighiThe President's Own Marine Band
Movement III of Ottorino Respighi's The Pines of Rome, entitled The Pines of the Janiculum. It is a nocturne, supposedly set near a temple, on the Janiculum hill, of the Roman god Janus. The actual sound of a nightingale is used in this movement.
Recording of the "Intermezzo-Serenata" from Ottorino Respighi's Sei pezzi per pianoforte (Six pieces for piano). It was composed between 1903 and 1905.
Part 1 of the First Suite of Ottorino Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, entitled Balletto, “Il Conte Orlando”. Performed by the Marine Band on April 11, 2010, at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va.
Movement I of Ottorino Respighi's The Pines of Rome, entitled The Pines of Villa Borghese. It portrays noisy children playing soldiers and marching in the pine groves of the Borghese gardens.