Gioacchino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Vocal Score

9780193380455 - Gioachino Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle, Performing Score edited by Nancy P Fleming. The Petite messe solennelle is the best known of Rossini's Peches de vieillesse or 'Sins of Old Age'. Although a sacred work, the mass is characterically lyrical and effervescent, and it affirms the composer's optimistic and deeply felt faith. Scored for satb chorus and soloists, two pianos, and harmonium, the work was premiered in 1864.