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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. This incorporation of the music of the opera house into the sacred repertoire may appear to have been a bold innovation, but in terms of dramatic content it was a well-established practice. Most composers who were familiar with the theatre as well as the church used elements of the operatic style in order to give their sacred compositions greater impact. What is original about Rossini's sacred music is not so much its dramatic power, impressive though that is, as its unashamed romanticism.t.

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Old Causey,

Halifax,

West Yorkshire,

England,

HX1 1QL.