Verdi Messa da Requiem Eulenberg Study score

'A man, a great artist who left his mark on a whole epoch, has died'

referring to Rossini whom he had greatly admired.

To honour Rossini, Verdi wanted to compose a mass together with the most renowned Italian composers of his time. But the composition initiated by him was never presented to the audience, not least because of wounded vanities. Only the death of the Italian national poet Alessandro Manzoni prompted Verdi to make the mass torso into a complete requiem which was to conquer the whole of Europe with its marvellous temperament and lyrical verve after the resounding success of the world premiere.

Also:

Barenreiter Urtext Full score, Ricordi Critical edition Study score

Alternatively:

Vocal scores: Carus, New Novello (ed. Pilkington), Peters, Ricordi (Critical Edition), Ricordi, Schirmer.