Respighi, Ottorino. Pines of Rome, opening statement. Cooper, L. Hugh. To the World's Bassoonists 4/2 (1974[75]): 4. All C5s use Cooper p. 329. For D5s same as Cooper p. 339 but add R. H. E key. In second triplet of second bar on A4 after B4 use Cooper p. 278 but add R. H. F key.
C5: D5:
Eb Eb
x x x | x x x o o x | o o o
d E d E
A4:
Eb
x x x | o o o F
a c#
Respighi, Ottorino. Pines of Rome, opening passage. Beasley, Rule. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 63.
C5: D5: x o x | x x x o o x | o o o c E c E
Respighi, Ottorino. Pines of Rome. Hale, T. Geoffrey. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 68. For C5 Cooper p. 318 but also cover L. H. C hole. For D5 Cooper p. 339.
C5: D5:
Eb Eb
x o x | x x o F o o x | o o o
c Bb d