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Petite messe solennelle

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Petite messe solennelle

Mass setting by Gioacchino Rossini for soloists, chorus, two pianos, and harmonium. It was composed in 1863 and first performed at Paris on 14 March 1864.

The setting was arranged with full orchestra in 1867 and first performed in Paris, on 24 February 1869.
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Rossini's Petite messe solennelle is neither 'petite' - it's a whole evening's performance - and for much of the time nor is it particularly 'solennelle', with Rossini humour and familiarity with farce never far away.
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