Missa pro defunctis FrG.006 - Giroust, François 1737-1799 (Éditions du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, 2024)
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This work was composed ca. 1775 and written to accompany the anniversary masses to commemorate the death of Louis XV which were held between 1775 and 1792. This edition is principally based on an autograph copy held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (shelfmark: H-629). The text is taken from the 1656 edition of composer Charles d'Helfer's work of the same name