Péchés de vieillesse (Rossini, Gioacchino)

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Editor Sergio Cafaro (1924-2005)
Publisher. Info. Pesaro: Fondazione Rossini, 1954-76.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(ca.1975-80).Catalogs 3831-34.
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Misc. Notes Apparently, although the selections in these volumes contain works from the original Péchés de vieillesse, they do not contain them in the original order, so for example, Cafaro's "vol.1" contains works from other volumes. Hopefully, an original will eventually be uploaded that contains the original volumes with the original ordering.
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Editor Sergio Cafaro
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Adieux à la vie! (Album II No.9)

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Adieux à la vie! (Album II No.9)

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Work Title Péchés de vieillesse
Alternative. Title Sins of old age
Name Translations 老いの過ち
Name Aliases Peches de vieillesse; Sins of Old Age; Alterssünden; Hříchy stáří; 老年の罪; 老年のいたずら; 老いのいたずら
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178671582; GND: 300132700; BNF: 147190338
Composer Rossini, Gioacchino
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 14 volumes (237 pieces, contents from Grove Music):
I. Album italiano:
  1. Quartettino ‘I gondolieri’ (? G. Torre), S, A, T, B, pf [? orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]; QR vii, 1-15
  2. Arietta ‘La lontananza’ (Torre), T, pf (London, c1880); QR v, 12-8
  3. Bolero ‘Tirana alla spagnola (rossinizzata)’ (P. Metastasio), S, pf; music identical with vol.xi, no.3; QR v, 30-43
  4. Elegia ‘L'ultimo ricordo’ (G. Redaelli), Bar, pf (Paris, c1880–85); QR v, 19-24
  5. Arietta ‘La fioraja fiorentina’ (?Torre), S, pf [? orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]; QR v, 5-11
  6. Duetto ‘Le gittane’ (Torre), S, A, pf (London, c1880) [orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]
  7. Ave Maria su due sole note (Torre), A, pf [? orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]
8–10. La regata veneziana, 3 canzonettas (F.M. Piave), Mez, pf (Milan, 1878)
8. Anzoleta avanti la regata (Barcarolle ‘Plus de vent perfide’)
9. Anzoleta co passa la regata
10. Anzoleta dopo la regata
11. Arietta (Sonetto) ‘Il fanciullo smarrito’ (A. Castellani), T, pf, pubd in Strenna del giornale la lega della democrazia (Rome, 1881); QR xix, 63-72
12. Quartettino ‘La passeggiata’, S, A, T, B, pf; QR vii, 16-34
II. Album français:
  1. Ottettino ‘Toast pour le nouvel an’, 2 S, 2 A, 2 T, 2 B; QR vii, 50-61
  2. Roméo, T, pf
  3. Ariette ‘Pompadour, la grande coquette’, S, pf [orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]
  4. Complainte à deux voix (‘Un sou’), T, Bar, pf; QR v, 58-68
  5. Chanson de Zora (‘La petite bohémienne’) (E. Deschamps), Mez, pf; QR v, 49-57
  6. La nuit de Noël, B solo, 2 S, 2 A, 2 T, 2 Bar, pf, hmn; QR vii, 62-83; transcribed as IX.6
  7. Ariette ‘Le dodo des enfants’, Mez, pf [orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]; QR v, 9-16
  8. Chansonette de cabaret (‘Le lazzarone’), Bar, pf
  9. Elégie (‘Adieux à la vie’), sur une seule note, Mez, pf, I-PESr † [orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]; QR v, 75-80
  10. Nocturne (‘Soupirs et sourire’), S, T, pf, also with It. text as Il cipresso, e la rosa (Torre)
  11. Ballade élégie (‘L'orphéline du Tyrol’), Mez, pf (Paris, c1880–85); QR v, 31-6
  12. Choeur de chasseurs démocrates, male vv, tam-tam, 2 tamburi; QR vii, 35-49
III. Morceaux réservés:
  1. Quelques mesures de chant funèbre: à mon pauvre ami Meyerbeer (Pacini), male vv, tamburo; QR vii, 84-8
  2. Arietta ‘L'esule’ (Torre), T, pf
  3. Tirana pour deux voix (‘Les amants de Séville’) (Pacini), A, T, pf; QR v, 37-48
  4. Ave Maria, S, A, T, B, org (London, 1873); QR xi, 43–52
  5. L'amour à Pékin: petite mélodie sur la gamme chinoise (Pacini), A, pf; QR v, 81-9
  6. Le chant des Titans (Pacini), 4 B, pf, hmn, arr. 4 B, orch, vs (London, 1873); QR viii, 66–89 (orch version) [orig. written to text Mi lagnerò tacendo]
  7. Preghiera (Torre), 4 T, 2 Bar, 2 B [also with Fr. text ‘Dieu créateur du monde’ (Pacini)]; QR vii, 89-95
  8. Elégie (‘Au chevet d'un mourant’) (Pacini), S, pf; QR v, 17-24
  9. Romance ‘Le sylvain’ (Pacini), T, pf; QR v, 1-8
  10. Cantemus: imitazione ad otto voci reali, 2 S, 2 A, 2 T, 2 B (London, 1873); QR xi, 53–7
  11. Ariette à l'ancienne (J.-J. Rousseau), Mez, pf; QR v, 69-71
  12. Tyrolienne sentimentale (‘Le départ des promis’) (Pacini), 2 S, 2 A, pf
IV. Quatre mendiants et quatre hors d’œuvres (for piano)
Quatre mendiants:
  1. Les figues sèches, D; QR xix, 1-12
  2. Les amandes, G (Paris, c1880–85); QR xix, 13-22
  3. Les raisins, C; QR xix, 23-35
  4. Les noisettes, b-B; QR xix, 36-46
Quatre hors d'œuvres
5. Les radis, a; QR xix, 47-62
6. Les anchois, D; QR xix, 63-72
7. Les cornichons, E; QR xix, 73-8
8. Le beurre, B♭; QR xix, 79-92
V. Album pour les enfants adolescents: (for piano)
  1. Première Communion, E♭; QR xv, 1–10
  2. Thème naïf et variations idem, G; QR xv, 11–20
  3. Saltarello à l'italienne, A♭; QR xv, 21–9
  4. Prélude moresque, e; QR xv, 30–40
  5. Valse lugubre, C (Paris, c1880–85); QR xv, 41–7
  6. Impromptu anodin, E♭; QR xv, 48–58
  7. L'innocence italienne; La candeur française, a, A; QR ii, 19–29
  8. Prélude convulsif, C (Milan, c1879); QR xv, 59–71
  9. La lagune de Venise à l'expiration de l'année 1861!!!, G♭; QR xv, 72–82
  10. Ouf! les petits pois, B; QR ii, 30–36
  11. Un sauté, D; QR xv, 83–92
  12. Hachis romantique, a; QR xv, 93–105
VI. Album pour les enfants dégourdis: (for piano)
  1. Mon prélude hygiénique du matin, C; QR x, 28–37
  2. Prélude baroque, a; QR xvi, 1–15
  3. Memento homo, c (Paris, c1880–85); QR x, 87–93
  4. Assez de memento: dansons, F; QR x, 94–103
  5. La pesarese, B♭ (Paris, c1880–85); QR x, 60–67
  6. Valse torturée, D; QR xvi, 16–28
  7. Une caresse à ma femme, G (Paris, c1880–85); QR ii, 37–41
  8. Barcarole, E♭; QR xvi, 29–37
  9. Un petit train de plaisir comico-imitatif, C; QR ii, 42–58
  10. Fausse couche de polka mazurka, A♭; QR xvi, 38–45
  11. Etude asthmatique, E; QR xvi, 46–66
  12. Un enterrement en Carnaval, D; QR x, 68–86
VII. Album de chaumière: (for piano)
  1. Gymnastique d'écartement, A♭ (Paris, c1880–85); QR xiv, 1–17
  2. Prélude fugassé, E; QR xiv, 18–24
  3. Petite polka chinoise, b (Milan, c1878); QR xiv, 25–34
  4. Petite valse de boudoir, A♭; QR xiv, 35–42
  5. Prélude inoffensif, C; QR ii, 8–18
  6. Petite valse (‘L'huile de Ricin’), E; QR xiv, 43–61
  7. Un profond sommeil; Un reveil en sursaut, b, D, 1st pt ed. G. Puccio, Alfonso Rendano (Rome, 1937); QR xiv, 62–90 (both pts)
  8. Plein-chant chinois, scherzo, a; QR xiv, 91–103
  9. Un cauchemar, E; QR xiv, 104–25
  10. Valse boiteuse, D♭ (Milan, c1879); QR xiv, 126–36
  11. Une pensée à Florence, a; QR xiv, 137–49
  12. Marche, C; QR xiv, 150–64
VIII. Album de château: (for piano)
  1. Spécimen de l'ancien régime, E♭; QR ii, 59–82
  2. Prélude pétulant-roccoco, G; QR xvii, 1–16
  3. Un regret; Un espoir, E (Paris, c1880–85); QR xvii, 17–32
  4. Boléro tartare, a; QR xvii, 33–59
  5. Prélude prétentieux, c-C; QR x, 1–10
  6. Spécimen de mon temps, A♭; QR x, 38–59
  7. Valse anti-dansante, F; QR xvii, 60–77
  8. Prélude semipastorale, A; QR xvii, 78–108
  9. Tarantelle pur sang (avec Traversée de la procession), C, chorus, hmn and clochette ad lib, full scoring (Milan, c1879); QR ii, 83–101 (as pf solo)
  10. Un rêve, b; QR x, 11–27
  11. Prélude soi-disant dramatique, F♯; QR xvii, 109–31
  12. Spécimen de l'avenir, E♭; QR x, 104–25
IX. Album pour piano, violon, violoncello, harmonium et cor
  1. Mélodie candide, A, pf; QR xvi, 67–73
  2. Chansonette, E♭, pf; QR xvi, 87–94
  3. La savoie aimante, a, pf; QR xvi, 74–86
  4. Un mot à Paganini, élégie, D, vn, pf
  5. Impromptu tarantellisé, F, pf; QR xvi, 95–106
  6. Echantillon du chant de Noël à l'italienne, E♭, pf; QR ii, 102–7; piano transription of II.6.
  7. Marche et reminiscences pour mon dernier voyage, A♭, pf; QR ii, 108–16; quotes eight of Rossini's operas.
  8. Prélude, thème et variations, F, hn, pf; QR iii, 1–17
  9. Prélude italien, A♭, pf; QR xvi, 107–19
  10. Une larme: thème et variations, a, vc, pf
  11. Echantillon de blague mélodique sur les noires de la main droite, G♭, pf (Milan, c1879)
  12. Petite fanfare à quatre mains, E♭, pf, pf 4 hands; arranged for military band as La corona d'Italia, 1868.
X. Miscellanée pour piano:
  1. Prélude blageur, a; QR xviii, 1–20
  2. Des tritons s'il vous plaît (montée-descente), C; QR xviii, 21–4
  3. Petite pensée, E♭; QR xviii, 25–8
  4. Une bagatelle, E♭ (Paris, c1880–85); QR xviii, 29–30
  5. Mélodie italienne: une bagatelle (‘In nomine Patris’), A♭ (Paris, c1880–85); QR xviii, 31–2
  6. Petite caprice (style Offenbach), C (Paris, c1880–85); exists for pf 2 hands, pf 4 hands; QR ii, 1–7 (2 hands)
XI. Miscellanée de musique vocale:
  1. Ariette villageoise (J.-J. Rousseau), S, pf; QR v, 72–4
  2. La chanson du bébé (Pacini), Mez, pf; QR v, 25–8
  3. Amour sans espoir (‘Tirana all'espagnole rossinizé’) (Pacini), S, pf, music identical with vol.i, no.3, EC VII/i
  4. A ma belle mère (‘Requiem eternam’), A, pf; QR xi, 58–9
  5. O salutaris, de campagne, A, pf (London, c1880)
  6. Aragonese (Metastasio), S, pf; QR iv, 44–50
  7. Arietta all'antica, dedotta dal O salutaris ostia (Metastasio), S, pf, based on O salutaris hostia (29 Nov 1857); QR iv, 60–61
  8. Il candore in fuga, 2 S, A, T, B
  9. Salve amabilis Maria (‘Hymne à la musique’), motet, S, A, T, B; QR vii, 77–83
  10. Giovanna d'Arco (cant.), S, pf; QR xi, 1–29
XII. Quelques riens pour album (24 pieces for piano, only six of which were given names by Rossini)
  1. Allegretto, g
  2. Allegretto moderato, E♭
  3. Allegretto moderato, a
  4. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto - Tempo primo, f
  5. Allegretto moderato, A♭
  6. Andante maestoso - Allegro brillante, c
  7. Andantino mosso, D
  8. Andantino sostenuto, G
  9. Allegretto moderato, C
  10. Andantino mosso, F
  11. Andantino mosso - Allegretto moderato - Tempo primo, D♭
  12. Danse sibérienne: Allegretto moderato, f♯; there is an autograph version dated 1864
  13. Allegretto brillante, E♭
  14. Allegro vivace, C
  15. Petite galette Allemande: Allegro brillante, E♭
  16. Douces réminiscenses: Andantino - Allegro brillante, A♭; dedicated to "mon ami Carafa" for the new year 1866.
  17. A piacere - Andantino mosso quasi allegretto, E
  18. Andantino mosso - Allegro - Tempo primo, G♭
  19. Allegretto moderato, E
  20. Allegretto brillante, C
  21. Andantino sostenuto, f♯
  22. Thème et variations sur le mode mineur: Andantino mosso, d
  23. Thème et variations sur le mode majeur: Allegretto moderato, D
  24. Un rien sur le mode enharmonique: Adagio - Andantino mosso, D♭
XIII. Musique anodine (1857). Six settings of "Mi lagnerò tacendo" with pf accompaniment; QR iv 62-88
  1. Prélude, Allegretto moderato, C
  2. N. I: A., Andantino
  3. N. II: Bar., Andantino mosso
  4. N. III: S., Andantino moderato
  5. N. IIII: S, Allegretto moderato
  6. N. IIIII: Mez, Andantino moderato
  7. N. IIIIII: Bar, Allegretto moderato
XIV. Altri Péchés de vieillesse
  1. Canone perpetuo per quattro soprani, pf accompaniment
  2. Canone antisavant à 3 voix, no accompaniment. Dedication and lyrics are by Rossini himself, addressed as "le Singe de Pesaro."
  3. La Venitienne, C, pf; QR xviii, 33-45
  4. Petite promenade de Passy à Courbevoie, C, pf
  5. Une réjouissance, a, pf; QR xviii, 46-54
  6. Encore un peu de blague, C, pf; QR xviii, 46
  7. Tourniquet sur la gamme chromatique, C, pf; QR xviii, 55-62
  8. Ritournelle gothique, C, pf; QR xviii, 63
  9. Un rien (pour album), voice and pf.; QR xi, 60
  10. Metastasio (pour album), Bar, pf
  11. Brindisi, B, chorus
  12. Solo per violoncello, a, vc; QR vi, 9-17
  13. Questo palpito soave, S, pf
  14. L’ultimo pensiero, Bar, pf
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1857-1868
First Publication. 1873 in part
1880 or so in (almost?) full – Paris: Heugel
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation various
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  • Have seen argument whether this name refers to one of the suites or all 237 pieces. WorldCat (reference to a part of the manuscript, at Harvard University): "They are a portion of the large collection Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of old age), consisting of 237 small vocal and piano works in 13 albums, written in the last years of the composer's life." suggests the latter. Some question when they were first published in full, though. In part might be as early as (or earlier than) 1873, when Hutchings & Romer of London published some of Rossini's posthumous works, including some of the Péchés. (Or according to Wikipedia, by Heugel around 1878 for most of them?)
  • Ah. Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1880), p.334
  • The Petite messe solennelle is described as "the last of [Rossini's] Péchés," but is normally not counted as such.
  • In some editions, albums 5-7 are arranged in the following order: Chaumière, Enfants adolescents, Enfants dégourdis. The pieces in these albums stay the same, however, as does the order of each piece per album.