page_title: Fountains of Rome (symphonic poem)
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Fountains of Rome (symphonic poem) / Structure
caption_attribution_description: Fontana del tritone (fountain of the Triton), in Rome.
context_page_description: Fountains of Rome is a symphonic poem written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi in 1916 and first published in 1918. It was his first great success as a composer and is his best known work. He wrote as sequels two other works: Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals.
  Each of the four movements depicts one of Rome’s fountains at a different time of the day.
  Its premiere was held on March 11, 1917 at the Teatro Augusteo in Rome, under the direction of Antonio Guarnieri.
context_section_description: The first section, "The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn" (La fontana di Valle Giulia all'Alba), shows this fountain at daybreak in "a pastoral scene, with sheep passing and disappearing in the fresh and humid mist of a Roman dawn".
  In the second section, "The Triton Fountain in the Morning" (La fontana del Tritone al mattino), "it is like some joyous appeal at whose sound naiads and Tritons come trooping up, pursuing each other and mingling in a wild dance beneath the falling spray." Figures of the Bernini fountain are seen nearby. The Tritons blow on conch shells, portrayed by the French horns.
  The theme of third section, "The Trevi Fountain at Noon" (La fontana di Trevi al meriggio), "takes on a triumphal character. Fanfares sound. It is as if Neptune's chariot, drawn by river-horses and followed by a cortege of sirens and tritons, were passing on the radiant surface of the water, only to vanish while muted chimes sound in the distance."
  The final section, "The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset" (La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto), portrays a much more melancholic atmosphere. "It is sad in intent, delicate, restful. Bells toll for the Angelus. Birds twitter and there is a rustling and fluttering of leaves. Then follows the silence of night."
caption: Triton Fountain, Rome
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