in ▁( harm ony ), ▁August e ▁Bar bere au ▁( counter point ▁and ▁fug ue ), ▁and ▁Thé odore ▁Moz in ▁( p iano ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁he ▁composed ▁La ▁Toul ous aine . ▁The ▁piece ▁gained ▁great ▁popular ity ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁signature ▁t une ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁town . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁second ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁" Con c ours ▁de ▁Ch ants ▁Histor iques " ▁with ▁his ▁composition ▁Les ▁Ch arm es ▁de ▁la ▁Pa ix , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁de ▁Rome ▁with ▁the ▁cant ata ▁L ' An ge ▁et ▁Tob ie , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Lé on ▁Hal év y . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁Rome , ▁which ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁prize , ▁he ▁composed ▁his ▁M esse ▁sol enn elle , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁a ▁performance ▁followed ▁at ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁de ▁Paris ▁with ▁ 5 0 0 ▁participants . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁L ' An ne au ▁d ' argent , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁twenty ▁successful ▁oper as , ▁was ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Op éra - Com ique . ▁ ▁The ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁interrupted ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁performances ▁of ▁his ▁oper as . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁now ▁wrote ▁compos itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mar che ▁fun è bre , ▁the