Il Silenzio (song)

Written by Written Original artist

"Il Silenzio" ("The Silence")

German Single Cover

Nini Rosso

1965

Nini Rosso

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Il Silenzio (Silence in English) is an Italian pop music instrumental piece, with a small part of spoken Italian lyrics, notable for its trumpet theme. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza[1], its thematic melody being an extension of the bugle military call for taps. It has become a worldwide instrumental standard, which has sold around 10 million copies.[2] It was a number one hit in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy and in Switzerland in 1965