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Stabat Mater in F minor (Schubert)

in F minor, 383, is a musical setting of the Stabat Mater sequence, composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. It is scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 french horns, 3 trombones, violin I and II, viola, cello and double bass.

Rather than setting the Latin sequence of the , Schubert used a German paraphrase by F. G. Klopstock, '. The work is sometimes referred to as the Deutsches Stabat Mater, and was written for the composer's brother Ferdinand.

Schubert had written a shorter setting of the Latin in 1815, Stabat Mater in G minor, 175, a single-movement piece of approximately six minutes' duration, using only four verses of the twenty stanzas of the sequence.

Structure

This setting is essentially a short oratorio with arias, duets, trios and chorus work. The work is divided into twelve movements. Performances require 30–40 minutes.

  1. "" Largo, F minor, common time; choir
  2. "" B-flat minor, 3/8; soprano
  3. "" Andante, E-flat major, cut common time; choir
  4. :The recurring theme in the original version is based on the Kaiser Hymn. Schubert revised this later, believing it to be inappropriate.
  5. :It is unknown if the allusion to the hymn was a patriotic gesture, or an homage to Haydn.
  6. "" Allegretto, B-flat major, 2/4; soprano and tenor duet
  7. "" Larghetto, G minor ending in G major, 3/4; chorus (divisi)
  8. "" Adagio, C minor, common time; tenor
  9. "" C major, common time; chorus
  10. :Schubert authorised cuts in this movement from bars 19–46, and bars 65–71.
  11. "" Andantino, G major, 3/8; bass
  12. "" Maestoso, E major, cut common time; chorus
  13. "" Allegretto moderato, A major, common time; trio
  14. :— ""... Più mosso, A minor, common time
  15. "" Andante sostenuto, F major, 3/4; trio and choir
  16. "Amen" Allegro maestoso, F major, cut common time; chorus
  17. :Schubert authorised a cut in this movement from bars 101-115.

References

Further reading

  • Programme notes for a concert by Cambridge choir "The Spectrum Singers", containing the text and English translation of Klopstock's Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuze.

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