ing ▁pieces ▁P éch és ▁de ▁vie ill esse . ▁Gu ests ▁included ▁Franz ▁Lis zt , ▁Anton ▁Rub in stein , ▁Giuseppe ▁Ver di , ▁Meyer be er ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Jo achim . ▁ ▁Ross ini ' s ▁last ▁major ▁composition ▁was ▁his ▁Pet ite ▁mes se ▁sol enn elle ▁( 1 8 6 3 ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁in ▁P es aro , ▁a ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁coast ▁of ▁Italy ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Giuseppe ▁Ross ini , ▁a ▁tr ump eter ▁and ▁horn ▁player , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anna , ▁n ée ▁Gu id ar ini , ▁a ▁se am str ess ▁by ▁trade , ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁b aker . ▁Giuseppe ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁char ming ▁but ▁imp et uous ▁and ▁fe ck less ; ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁supporting ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁raising ▁the ▁child ▁fell ▁mainly ▁on ▁Anna , ▁with ▁some ▁help ▁from ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁mother - in - law . ▁St end hal , ▁who ▁published ▁a ▁colour ful ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Ross ini ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Giuseppe ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁least ▁twice : ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁for ▁in sub ord ination ▁to ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁a ▁dispute ▁about ▁his ▁employ ment ▁as