"Il Silenzio" ("The Silence") is an instrumental piece, with a small spoken Italian lyric, notable for its trumpet theme.

It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso,[1] its thematic melody being an extension of the same Italian Cavalry bugle call Il Silenzio d’Ordinanza used by Russian composer Tchaikovsky to open his Capriccio Italien (often mistaken for the U.S. military bugle call "Taps").

German trumpeter Roy Etzel's version of the song, without lyrics, was also popular in the US and reached number 140 in the Billboard 200 on Christmas 1965.

[16] In 2008, the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu and the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands.

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