Right after the 9 o’clock news this morning, we heard a Prelude by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It’s from 1928, though Respighi based it on music from the 17th century. It introduces movements titled ‘The dove’, ‘The hen’, ‘The Nightingale’, and ‘The Cuckoo’. What’s the name of this suite by Respighi?
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