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VERDI, Giuseppe,
1813-1901
Libera me,
Domine. Messe per Rossini. Facsimile dell’autografo.
[Mass for Rossini]
detail of sotte voce recitative
Parma, 1988. 32 x 45 cm, viii, 80 pp. For
orchestra and chorus. Superb full-color halftone of
the autograph full score in the original loose folio format. Composed
in 1869 as the last
movement (no.13) of a Mass commissioned to 13 Italian composers in
homage to Rossini and for
the commemoration of the first anniversary of his death. Importantly,
Verdi’s contribution
become a point of departure for the Requiem taken up at a much later
date. Preface by
Francesco Cossiga & commentary by Pierluigi Petrobelli. Limited
numbered edition of 1000
copies. Handsome portfolio with linen spine and printed paper boards.
$145
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