Magnificat (Schubert)

The Magnificat in C major, D 486, is a musical setting of the Magnificat hymn composed by Franz Schubert in 1816.[1] It is scored for SATB soloists, mixed choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, violin I and II, viola, timpani and basso continuo (cello, double bass and organ).

Magnificat
Sacred choral music by Franz Schubert
Portrait of the composer by Franz Eybl, 1827
KeyC major
CatalogueD 486
TextMagnificat
LanguageLatin
Composed1816 (1816)
Movementsthree
Scoring
  • soloists
  • choir
  • orchestra

The autograph score is dated 25 September 1816, and was likely to have been composed for vespers at the Lichtental Church.[2] This composition is Schubert's only setting of the Magnificat.[3]

The work is divided into three distinct movements, forming a musical triptych.[1] This is a typical format found in Schubert's sacred music.[4] Performances require approximately 10 minutes.

  1. "Magnificat anima mea Dominum" Allegro maestoso, C major, common time
  2. "Deposuit potentes de sede" Andante, F major, 3/4
  3. "Gloria Patri" Allegro vivace, C major, 3/4

Schubert used a shortened version of the hymn, omitting the lines quia fecit mihi magna to dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. He also changed the line ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes ("For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed") to ecce enim ex hoc me beatam dicent gentes ("For behold, from henceforth all nations shall call me blessed").

References
  1. Hines, Robert S., ed. (1999). "Foreword". Franz Schubert: Magnificat. Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9781457489181.
  2. Howie, Crawford (2008). "Small is beautiful: Schubert's smaller sacred works". In Reul, Barbara M.; Bodley, Lorraine Byrne (eds.). The Unknown Schubert. p. 70. ISBN 9780754661924.
  3. Newbould, Brian (1999). Schubert: The Music and the Man. p. 140. ISBN 9780520219571.
  4. Shrock, Dennis (2009). Choral Repertoire. p. 383. ISBN 9780199716623.
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