Petite Messe solennelle (Score) 52 easy preludes for the most common Lutheran chorales and reflecting the latest state

and reflecting the latest state of scholarship

thus not only eliminating timeworn errors

Gower: Desiderium (A Spiritual Quadlibet: Steal away

Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria

Ricercar a 3 - 2

Petite Messe solennelle (Score) 52 easy preludes for the most common Lutheran chorales and reflecting the latest stateNext to the "Stabat Mater, " the "Petite Messe solennelle" of 1863 is Rossinis second extensive sacred composition. Ostensibly, the work was an occasional piece, written for the dedication of a private chapel for the once well to do Parisian nobility. This explains the reduced instrumental accompaniment for two pianos and harmonium. Of course this instrumental garb, reminiscent of decent, elevated salon music, produces an unmistakable timbre which