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"Suona la tromba" (The trumpet sounds) or Inno popolare (Hymn of the people) is a secular hymn composed by Giuseppe Verdi in 1848 to a text by the Italian poet and patriot Goffredo Mameli. The work's title comes from the opening line of Mameli's poem. It has sometimes been referred to as "Grido di guerra".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
"Thunder" is a song recorded by English boy band East 17, released on 23 October 1995 by London Records as the first single from their third album, Up All Night (1995). It was written by band member Tony Mortimer , who co-produced it with Ian Curnow, Phil Harding and Rob Kean.
Since this still lacks scientific confirmation, rampant speculation continues about potential extra-terrestrial theories for these "trumpet noises." But don't count NASA as a UFO-doubter just yet.
For the countertenor duet Sound the Trumpet, instead of using actual trumpets, Purcell choose to incorporate a two-bar modulating ground bass as the singers imitate the sound of trumpets. [2] [4] The day that such a blessing gave is intended to be a prayer for the day to be of jubilation. This joy is displayed in the rest of the composition. [2]
The natural phenomena of thunder and lightning appear to take on auditory and ultimately emotional aspects to the singer, with the thunder experienced as the tolling of bells and the lightning bolts appearing as chimes. [12] Eventually, the sights and sounds in the sky become intermixed in the mind of the singer, as evidenced by the lines:
Before this trumpet sounds, an angel (translated as an eagle in some versions) appears, and warns, "Woe, woe, woe, to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!" [8] The fifth trumpet prompts a personified star to fall from heaven.
During a sit-down with Diane Sawyer in honor of "The Sound of Music's" 50th anniversary earlier this year, star Julie Andrews revealed she has many fond memories of making the classic film.