Mass No. 5 | |
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by Franz Schubert | |
Key | A-flat major |
Catalogue | D 678 |
Form | Missa solemnis |
Composed | 1819 Vienna – 1822 : |
Movements | 6 |
Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
Instrumental | orchestra and organ |
Mass No. 5 in A-flat major, D 678, is a mass composed by Franz Schubert, completed in 1822. There is no record of a performance during Schubert's lifetime. It is scored for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, SATB choir with divisi, violin I and II, viola, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones colla parte, timpani and basso continuo (cello, double bass and organ). It is classified as a missa solemnis.[1]