Operatic works of this composer, like Anacreon and Faniska are singled out for their overtures.
This man's only symphony ends with an allegro assai movement with a fugato theme played throughout that movement, and that symphony of his in D Major was transcribed as his second string quartet. This author of Treatise on Counterpoint and Fugue also composed a Mass in F Major for the Di Chimay family as well as a missa solemnis for the Esterhazy family. Another similar type of composition of this composer features fugues based on the words "Quam olim Abrahae" in its Offertorium section. That work did not feature (*) female voices, so he made a piece in D Minor for his own funeral that did. Operatic works of this composer, like Anacreon and Faniska are singled out for their overtures. For 10 points, name this Italian Romantic composer known for a Requiem in C Minor honoring the French king Louis XVI that Beethoven thought was superior to Mozart's own Requiem.
This man's only symphony ends with an allegro assai movement with a fugato theme played throughout that movement, and that symphony of his in D Major was transcribed as his second string quartet.
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