order , ▁or ▁reaction ▁to ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁twenty - five ▁years ▁following ▁Guillaume ▁Tell ▁Ross ini ▁composed ▁little , ▁although ▁G os sett ▁comments ▁that ▁his ▁compar atively ▁few ▁compos itions ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁show ▁no ▁falling - off ▁in ▁musical ▁insp iration . ▁They ▁include ▁the ▁So ir ées ▁musical es ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 3 5 : ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁twelve ▁songs ▁for ▁solo ▁or ▁du et ▁voices ▁and ▁piano ) ▁and ▁his ▁St ab at ▁M ater ▁( beg un ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ). ▁After ▁winning ▁his ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁over ▁his ▁ann u ity ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁Ross ini ▁left ▁Paris ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Bolog na . ▁His ▁return ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment ▁by ▁Jean ▁C iv iale ▁spark ed ▁hopes ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁produce ▁a ▁new ▁grand ▁opera ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁rum oured ▁that ▁Eug ène ▁S cribe ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁libre tto ▁for ▁him ▁about ▁Joan ▁of ▁Arc . ▁The ▁Op éra ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁French ▁version ▁of ▁Ot ello ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁material ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁earlier ▁oper as . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁to ▁what ▁extent ▁– ▁if ▁at ▁all ▁– ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁this