| Mass No. 6 | |
|---|---|
| by Franz Schubert | |
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| Key | E-flat major |
| Catalogue | D 950 |
| Form | Missa solemnis |
| Composed | 1828 |
| Performed | 1829: Alsergrund Church of the Holy Trinity |
| Movements | 6 |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
| Instrumental | Orchestra |
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Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D 950, is a mass composed by Franz Schubert, a few months before his death. It is scored for two tenor soloists, soprano, alto and bass soloists, SATB choir with divisi, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, violin I and II, viola, cello, and double bass. It was Schubert's final setting of the order of Mass,[1] and is classified as a missa solemnis.[2]
- ^ Newbould 1999, p. 133.
- ^ Shrock 2009, p. 383.