Cat No. JM32875
Price £82.00
Composer: O. Respighi
Arranger: Howard Snell
Categories: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC, Howard Snell Music

1. Pines of the Villa Borghese;
2. Pines Near A Catacombe;
3. Pines ofthe Gianicolo;
4. Pines of the Appian Way

Howard Snell writes:
Pines of the Villa Borghese - Children are at play in the pine groves of Villa Borghese; they dance round in circles. They play at soldiers, marching and fighting, they are wrought up by their own cries like swallows at evening, they come and go in swarms.

The Pines close to a Catacomb - Suddenly the scene changes -- we see the shades of the pine trees fringing the entrance to a catacomb. From the depth rises the sound of a mournful chant, floating through the air like a solemn hymn, and gradually and mysteriously dispersing.

The Pines of the Gianicolo. There is a thrill in the air: the pine-trees of the Janiculum stand distinctly outlined in the clear light of the full moon. A nightingale is singing.

Pines of the Appian Way - Misty dawn on the Appian Way: solitary pine trees guarding the magic landscape; the muffled, ceaseless rhythm of unending footsteps. Trumpets sound and, in the brilliance of the newly-risen sun, a consular army bursts forth towards the Sacred Way, mounting in triumph to the Capitol.

This version is still in manuscript but because it is so much in demand all over the brass world we felt it better to hold its place in the main catalogue.