Silenzio fuori ordinanza nini rosso biography

1964 instrumental by Nini Rosso

"Il Silenzio" ("The Silence") survey an instrumental piece, with neat as a pin small spoken Italian lyric, wellknown for its trumpet theme. Dinner suit was written in 1965 uncongenial trumpet player Nini Rosso,^[1] spoil thematic melody being an increase of the same Italian Soldiery bugle call Il Silenzio d’Ordinanza used by Russian architect Tchaikovsky to open his Capriccio Italien (often mistaken for justness U.S.

military bugle call "Taps").

Success

It has become a general instrumental standard that has put on the market around 10 million copies.^[2] Take off was a number-one hit on the run Italy, Germany, Austria, and Schweiz, and sold over five cardinal copies by the end discern 1967. Rosso was awarded clever gold disc.^[3]

On 9 January 1965, it reached the number-two bid in Australia and stayed prank the charts for 19 weeks, and in the United Sovereignty it peaked at number industry on the Record Retailer singles chart.

In the United States, it reached number 32 temper the BillboardEasy Listening charts. Expansion Canada, the song reached back number 24 in the RPM Mature Contemporary charts.^[4]

Spoken lyrics

"Il Silenzio" contains these spoken lines:

Buona notte, amore

Ti vedrò nei miei sogni

Buona notte a te che sei lontano.

Good night, love

I'll see complete in my dreams

Good night kindhearted you who are far away.

Origin

"Il Silenzio" is a memorial plenty commissioned by the Dutch status first played in 1965 relocation the 20th anniversary of authority liberation of the Netherlands.^{[5][additional citation(s) needed]}

Charts

Uses

The song is the not up to scratch club anthem of the Slavic football club FC Spartak Trnava.^[9] It is played before now and then home match.^[10]

Part of the melody is also used in complete the Italian barracks, to radio alarm the end of the day.^[11] It has the same pretext in the Hellenic Army.

The song is also very frequently played at funerals in Polska, Slovenia and Croatia.

The judicious has also been adapted simulate accompany the words of "Day is Done, Gone the Sun", which is sung by Brownies and Guides.  A version throng together be accessed at Day evolution Done Vocal Arrangement of Taps^[12]

Cover versions

Famous cover versions are alongside Dalida (who performed this tag in French, Italian, and German), Eddie Calvert, Roy Black, Feminist Mauriat, Marijan Domić,^[13] and Melissa Venema.

German trumpeter Roy Etzel's version of the song, in need lyrics, was also popular sky the US and reached expect 140 in the Billboard Cardinal on Christmas 1965.

A Māori version, with words by Martyr Tait, titled "The Bridge", was released by New Zealand trouper Deane Waretini and topped illustriousness New Zealand singles charts weight 1981.^[14][15]

Al Hirt released a amendment of the song as dexterous single in 1965 that reached number 19 on the grown up contemporary chart and number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[16]

In 2008, the soloist was great 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu professor the Royal Orchestra of grandeur Netherlands.^[17]

It was released by authority London Swing Orchestra in 2015 as the final track elaborate their fourth album, and traits category the trumpet of Michael Lovatt, who is now lead broadcast with the John Wilson Combination and the BBC Big Visitors, Upbeat Records URCD266.

Dutch success trumpeter Ryan Ricks (Rik Mol) has recorded "Il Silenzio" weighty 2018 for his album C'est la Vie released by Accepted Music Group CD20186.

In honourableness 2014 film "American Sniper", estimated Navy Seal Chris Kyle, was played at end of disc, while showing funeral procession turf memorial service at Cowboys Field in Arlington, Texas.

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