ini ▁returned ▁to ▁life ". ▁He ▁recovered ▁his ▁health ▁and ▁jo ie ▁de ▁viv re . ▁Once ▁settled ▁in ▁Paris ▁he ▁maintained ▁two ▁homes : ▁a ▁flat ▁in ▁the ▁rue ▁de ▁la ▁Ch auss ée - d ' Ant in , ▁a ▁smart ▁central ▁area , ▁and ▁a ▁ne o - class ical ▁villa ▁built ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁Pass y , ▁a ▁commune ▁now ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁city , ▁but ▁then ▁semi - r ural . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁established ▁a ▁sal on ▁that ▁became ▁intern ation ally ▁famous . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁Saturday ▁evening ▁gather ings ▁– ▁the ▁s amed i ▁so irs ▁– ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁last , ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Ross ini ▁began ▁compos ing ▁again . ▁His ▁music ▁from ▁his ▁final ▁de cade ▁was ▁not ▁generally ▁intended ▁for ▁public ▁performance , ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁usually ▁put ▁dates ▁of ▁composition ▁on ▁the ▁manuscript s . ▁Con sequently , ▁music olog ists ▁have ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁give ▁definite ▁dates ▁for ▁his ▁late ▁works , ▁but ▁the ▁first , ▁or ▁among ▁the ▁first , ▁was ▁the ▁song ▁cycle ▁Mus ique ▁an od ine , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁her ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁For ▁their ▁week ly ▁sal ons ▁he ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁pieces , ▁including ▁songs , ▁solo ▁piano ▁pieces , ▁and ▁chamber ▁works ▁for