Rossini s late masterpiece for scaleddown forces is a palatable, varied work that is heard here in its fully orchestrated form. He follows tradition in ending both the gloria and the credo with choral fugues but the quoniam is outright jaunty, while the sprightly et vitam venturi is a joyous affirmation. Rossini s petite messe solennelle in maputo phillip gossett, the american musicologist and authority on rossini wrote about the composer. Even in the title the brilliant mocker is clearly recognizable, as he was making fun specifically of the bombastic grande messe solennelle, so popular at the time. Mariangela sicilia sopraansoprano diana haller mezzosopraan. Although first and foremost considered an opera composer, the italian gioachino rossini composed an extensive range of sacred and secular vocal music. In between these two large sacred works, rossini wrote about one hundred and fifty songs and piano pieces to be performed at small gatherings, which he often hosted himself. Oh lord he prayed, you know as well as i do that i was born to write. The work belongs to the highlights of the late romantic organ masses and moreover is comfortable for the choir to sing.
It shares with other of his old many musical characteristics, most obviously the chambersized ensemble for which it was scored. Petite messe solennelle gioacchino rossini 1792 1868 rossini is remembered primarily for his immense contribution to the italian operatic repertoire, but he also produced two important pieces of sacred music that are notable, amongst other things, for their overtly operatic style. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Gioachino rossini s petite messe solennelle little solemn mass was written in 1863, possibly at the request of count alexis pilletwill for his wife louise to whom it is dedicated. Petite messe solennelle, in four voices with accompaniment. During this glorious indian summer of his career, he wrote 150 songs and solo piano pieces his sins of old age and his final masterpiece, the petite messe solennelle. Whitehall choir rossini petite messe solennelle petite messe. You can use this program to split and merge pdf files, but you can also use it to unlock locked pdf files.
Rossini wrote the petite messe solennelle during the summer of 1863 while staying in the parisian suburb of passy. In this mass, exemplary for cherubinis church music is the richness of color in the treatment of the orchestra, as well as in the choral parts, and the expressiveness of the dynamic nuances. The recorded sound slightly muffles the chorus sound. Gloria gloria gloria in excelsis deo, glory to et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Petite messe solennelle the petite messe solennelle is the most substantial of the works written during the latter part of rossini s career, after he had stopped writing operas, and indeed it is one of his most remarkable compositions, demonstrating an ability to write beautiful melodies often frankly operatic in. Soprano 1a kyrie 1b christe 1c kyrie 2 gloria soprano i 2 gloria soprano ii 7 cum sanctu spiritu soprano i 7 cum sanctu spiritu soprano ii 8 credo 10 et resurrexit soprano i 10 et resurrexit soprano ii 12 sanctus 14 agnus dei contralto. In rossini s petite messe solennelle 18631867, sacred tones blend seamlessly with allusions to his comic operas. Petite messe solennelle by antonio pappano on amazon. Petite messe solennelle concert program notes by rick phillips during the decades of the early 19th century, gioachino rossini 17921868 dominated the world of italian opera in both the comic and serious categories. Petite messe solennelle gioachino rossini choralwiki. The petite messe solennelle was received rapturously by the lucky few who heard it.
Rossini s petite messe solennelle soprano chorus rehearsal aid soprano voice emphasised all other voices diminished as part of our ongoing commitment to develop and improve chord perfect, this resource rossini s petite messe solennelle is currently only available for online use. View the wikipedia article on gioachino rossini list of choral works sacred works. Available here is the vocal score of charles gounods messe. Petite messe solennelle by rossini bel canto at caramoor. This page lists all recordings of petite messe solennelle by gioacchino antonio rossini 17921868. Gioacchino rossini petite messe solennelle domine deus, rex coelestis, deus pater omnipotens. Rossini s petite messe solennelle door het groot omroepkoor o. He composed it between 1863 and 1864 at the age of 71 as a commission for countess louise pillet will for the consecration of her private chapel, where the work received its first performance in march 1864. Gioacchino rossini free sheet music to download in pdf. Download messe solenelle ebook free in pdf and epub format.
Gioachino rossinis petite messe solennelle little solemn mass was written in 1863, possibly at the request of count alexis pilletwill for his wife louise to. What makes his contribution unique was his ability in combining these. O salutaris hostia gioachino rossini my first thought was to merge too, but this is a different o salutaris, at least as far as i am familiar with the various redactions of the petite messe. Gioachino rossini petite messe solennelle p a g e 1 kyrie eleison. Rossini did write one other large sacred work at the end of his long life, the petite messe solennelle this time quite willingly and for no particular occasion. Rossini messe solennelle 14 agnus dei sheet music for. A special charm of the mass is the fact that it dispenses with soloists. Rossinis inscription in the introduction to the first version of his score reads.
Rossini pours his heart out, and antonio pappano and friends join in the fun, in this authentically italian performance of the irresistible petite messe solennelle. Originally scanned at about 300dpi grayscale, converted to monochrome, scaled 50% to pdf. The petite messe solennelle is the finest work of rossini s late years. His best known works include il barbiere di siviglia the barber of seville, and guillaume tell william tell the end of the overture is popularly known for being the signature tune for the. Rossini petite messe solennelle download free sheet music. Gioachino rossini was 71 years old when he composed the petite messe solennelle in 1863. November, 1868 was an italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. Sulpice in december 1901 charlesmarie widor played the main organ and vierne the choir organ. Read messe solenelle online, read in mobile or kindle. Wellknown are the stabat mater and the petite messe solennelle. In addition, lossless recompression is done in some cases, with the resulting pdf file being smaller than the source pdf.
Rossini composed his petite messe solennelle when he was 71 and wrote on the title page, unfortunately the last mortal sin in old age. Gioacchino rossini petite messe solennelle 1972, vinyl. The metropolitan museum of art iviusic forgotten ind reme vtbered 1957 petite, messe soleinelle by gioacchino rossini. Distortions and remaining speckles are from the original reprint by hamelle. But rossini s hand was not at all rusty, even though he spent the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s in comparative retirement, dabbling. Gioacchino rossini, petite messe solennelle academia. In the petite messe solennelle, rossini likes to subvert expectations. During the decades of the early 19th century, gioachino rossini 17921868 dominated the. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Miss rebeka consistently sings this as twoandahalf beats on the first syllable and a halfbeat on the second, in effect, joining the wrong notes together. The differences between the two versions are not huge, but they are still. The rather cheesy title page of the ditson edition of rossini s petite messe solennelle this pilletwill presentation score, brauner and gossett go on to argue persuasively, likely preserves the work as it was originally performed.
Gioachino rossini 17921868 petite messe solennelle for soloists, choir, harmonium and piano the composer rossini is remembered primarily for his immense contribution to the italian operatic repertoire, but he also produced two important pieces of sacred music that are notable, amongst other things, for their overtly operatic style. Rossini was a good catholic, but he was also a showman. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Es lohnt sich, auch seine zahlreichen kleineren chorwerke zu entdecken. Is this sacred music which i have written or music of the devil.
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