Immediately following Rossini's death in 1868 Verdi wrote to the publisher Ricordi ""To honour Rossini's memory I would very much like the best composers in Italy to write a requiem mass which should be performed on the anniversary of Rossini's death."" Verdi's noble plan required each of the composers to contribute a movement to be performed on the anniversary of Rossini's death in the church of San Petronio in Bologna.
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