Sacred Works
- Messa da Requiem (22 May 1874, San Marco, Milan): mass in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, for four solo voices, chorus, and orchestra
- Messa per Rossini (1869; premiered posthumously 11 September 1988, Stuttgart): mass in memory of Gioachino Rossini, of Verdi (Libera me) together with twelve other composers
- Pater Noster (1873): for 5-part chorus
- Ave Maria (1880): for soprano and strings
- Quattro Pezzi Sacri (7 April 1898, Grande Opéra, Paris):
- Ave Maria: for mixed chorus
- Stabat Mater: for mixed chorus
- Laudi alla Vergine Maria: for female chorus
- Te Deum: for double chorus and orchestra
Read more about this topic: List Of Compositions By Giuseppe Verdi
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