Composed by Ottorino Respighi. Conducted by Lorin Maazel. Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pines_of_Rome
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. The score calls for buccine - ancient trumpets that are usually represented by flugelhorns. Trumpets peal and the consular army rises in triumph to the Capitoline Hill.
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