Mass No. 1 (Schubert)

Mass No. 1
by Franz Schubert
Lichtental Parish Church. The mass was composed for the church's centennial.
KeyF major
CatalogueD 105
FormMissa solemnis
Composed1814 (1814)
Performed25 September 1814 (1814-09-25): Lichtental
Movements6
VocalSATB choir and soloists
Instrumentalorchestra and organ

Mass No. 1 in F major, D 105, is a Mass composed by Franz Schubert in 1814. It is scored for two soprano soloists, two tenor soloists, alto and bass soloists, SATB choir, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, violin I and II, viola, and basso continuo (cello, double bass and organ). It was the first of Schubert's Masses to be performed,[1] and is of the missa solemnis type.[2]

  1. ^ Gibbs, Christopher H. (1997). The Cambridge Companion to Schubert. Cambridge Companions to Music. p. 209. ISBN 9780521484244.
  2. ^ Shrock, Dennis (2009). Choral Repertoire. Oxford University Press. p. 383. ISBN 9780199716623.