▁fit ▁a ▁new ▁libre tto . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁qualified , ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁least . ▁ ▁Not ▁until ▁Ross ini ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁were ▁there ▁signs ▁of ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁his ▁musical ▁spirits . ▁A ▁stream ▁of ▁pieces , ▁for ▁voices , ▁cho ir , ▁piano , ▁and ▁chamber ▁ens emb les , ▁written ▁for ▁his ▁soir ées , ▁the ▁P éch és ▁de ▁vie ill esse ▁( S ins ▁of ▁old ▁age ) ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁th ir teen ▁volumes ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 8 ; ▁of ▁these ▁volumes ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁compr ise ▁" 5 6 ▁semi - com ical ▁piano ▁pieces   .... ▁dedicated ▁to ▁pian ists ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁class , ▁to ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁belonging ." ▁These ▁include ▁a ▁mock ▁fun eral ▁march , ▁Mar che ▁et ▁rem in isc ences ▁pour ▁mon ▁dernier ▁voyage ▁( M arch ▁and ▁rem in isc ences ▁for ▁my ▁last ▁journey ). ▁G os sett ▁writes ▁of ▁the ▁P éch és ▁" The ir ▁historical ▁position ▁remains ▁to ▁be ▁ass essed ▁but ▁it ▁seems ▁likely ▁that ▁their ▁effect , ▁direct ▁or ▁indirect , ▁on ▁compos ers ▁like ▁Camil le ▁Saint - Sa ë ns ▁and ▁Erik ▁S atie ▁was ▁significant ." ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁substantial ▁work ▁of ▁Ross ini ' s ▁last ▁de cade , ▁the ▁Pet ite ▁mes se ▁sol enn elle ▁( 1 8 6 3