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| Mass No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Key | G major |
| Catalogue | D 167 |
| Form | Missa brevis |
| Composed | 1815 |
| Movements | 6 |
| Vocal | STB soloists SATB choir |
| Instrumental | string orchestra and organ |
Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167, by Franz Schubert was composed in less than a week in early March 1815 and remains the best known of his three short settings, or missae breves, dating between his more elaborate No. 1 and No. 5. Apart from some passages for soprano, its solistic interventions are modest; Schubert, characteristically, inclines toward a devotional mood. The First Mass had been successfully performed in the composer’s parish the year before.
Scoring and editions
The Second was originally modestly scored, requiring only a string orchestra and organ in addition to the soprano, tenor and bass soloists and the choir. It was not printed until 1845, some years after Schubert’s death, and until then remained one of his less-noted compositions (so much so that that first edition was usurped by one by Robert Führer, director of music at Prague‘s St. Vitus Cathedral, a man who eventually landed in prison for embezzlement). But a 1980s discovery at Klosterneuburg of a set of parts dated later than Schubert’s full score suggests that his final thoughts about the work were on a grander scale, with trumpet and timpani parts added and minor changes throughout. (The discovery led to recordings of the work by Sony Classical and Carus Classics, in 1995 and 1996 respectively, and to Carus-Verlag’s publishing of the enhanced score.) Separately, Schubert’s brother Ferdinand wrote parts for woodwinds, brass and timpani in response to the work’s popularity.
The mass consists of six movements. Performances require approximately 22 minutes.
- “Kyrie” Andante con moto, G major, 3/4
- “Gloria” Allegro maestoso, D major, common time
- “Credo” Allegro moderato, G major, cut common time
- “Sanctus” Adagio moderato, D major, common time”Osanna in excelsis…” Allegro, 2/4
- “Benedictus” Andante grazioso, G major, 6/8; soprano, tenor and bass soloists in canon“Osanna in excelsis…” D major, Allegro, 2/4
- “Agnus Dei” Lento, G major, common time
The Dorico Project files and mp3 files for the Mass in G can be downloaded from the Choralis Temporum Google Drive cloud storage ( a Google account is not required)
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Kyrie and Gloria text spoken in Latin
Credo text spoken in Latin
Sanctus text spoken in Latin
Benedictus text spoken in Latin
Agnus Dei text spoken in Latin
Movement 1 – Kyrie
2nd Movement Gloria
Movement 3 – Credo
4th Movement – Sanctus
5th Movement – Benedictus
Final Movement – Agnus Dei
| Kyrie – Chor and S Solo Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. | Kyrie – Chorus and S Solo Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. | |
| Gloria – Chor Gloria in excelsis Deo, Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, Adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, [Suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.] Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, Tu solus altissimus, [Jesu Christe.] Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris, Amen. | Gloria – Chorus Glory to God in the highest, And peace on earth to men of good will. We praise You, we bless You, We worship You, we glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great glory. Lord God, King of Heaven, God the Father Almighty. Lord only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You who take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us. You who take away the sin of the world, [Hear our prayer. You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.] For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, You alone are the Most High, [Jesus Christ.] With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father, Amen. | |
| Credo – Chor Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. [Et] in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, [et] ex patre natum ante omnia saecula, Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri; per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines et [propter] nostram salutem descendit de coelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto, ex Maria virgine; et homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die secundum Scripturas, et ascendit in coelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris, et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos, cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum, et vivificantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit, qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur, et conglorificatur, qui locutus est per Prophetas. [Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Eccelsiam.] Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum, [et expecto resurrectionem] mortuorum, et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. | Credo – Chorus I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. [And] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father; through Him all things were made. For us and [for] our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried. On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; with the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. [I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church;] I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins; [I look for the resurrection] of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. | |
| Sanctus – Chor Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Osanna in excelsis. Benedictus – Terzett – S T B Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis. Agnus Dei – Chor, S Solo Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. | Sanctus – Chorus Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosannah in the highest. Benedictus – Trio – S T B Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosannah in the highest. Agnus Dei – Chorus, S Solo Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, grant us peace. | |