Stabat Mater in F minor (Schubert)

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Stabat Mater in F minor (Schubert) - Wikipedia

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Stabat Mater in F minor, D 383, is a musical setting of the Stabat Mater sequence, composed by Franz Schubert in 1816.^[1] 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 Stabat Mater, Schubert used a German paraphrase by F. G. Klopstock, Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuze.^[2] The work is sometimes referred to as the Deutsches Stabat Mater, and was written for the composer's brother Ferdinand.^[3]

Schubert had written a shorter setting of the Latin Stabat Mater in 1815, Stabat Mater in G minor, D 175, a single-movement piece of approximately six minutes' duration, using only four verses of the twenty stanzas of the sequence.^[2]

Structure

This setting is essentially a short oratorio with arias, duets, trios and chorus work.^[2] The work is divided into twelve movements. Performances require 30–40 minutes.

"Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuze" Largo, F minor, common time; choir
"Bei des Mittlers Kreuze standen" B-flat minor, 3/8; soprano
"Liebend neiget er sein Antlitz" Andante, E-flat major, cut common time; choir
The recurring theme in the original version is based on the Kaiser Hymn. Schubert revised this later, believing it to be inappropriate.^[4]

It is unknown if the allusion to the hymn was a patriotic gesture, or an homage to Haydn.
"Engel freuten sich der Wonne" Allegretto, B-flat major, 2/4; soprano and tenor duet
"Wer wird Zähren" Larghetto, G minor ending in G major, 3/4; chorus (divisi)
"Ach, was hätten wir empfunden" Adagio, C minor, common time; tenor
"Erben sollen sie am Throne" C major, common time; chorus
Schubert authorised cuts in this movement from bars 19–46, and bars 65–71.^[4]
"Sohn des Vaters, aber leiden" Andantino, G major, 3/8; bass
"O du herrlicher Vollender" Maestoso, E major, cut common time; chorus
"Erdenfreuden und ihr Elend" Allegretto moderato, A major, common time; trio
— "Möcht ich wie auf Adlers Flügeln"... Più mosso, A minor, common time
"Daß dereinst wir, wenn im Tode" Andante sostenuto, F major, 3/4; trio and choir
"Amen" Allegro maestoso, F major, cut common time; chorus
Schubert authorised a cut in this movement from bars 101-115.^[4]

References

^ Black, Leo (2003). Franz Schubert: Music and Belief. Boydell Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781843831358.
^ ^a ^b ^c Newbould, Brian (1999). Schubert: The Music and the Man. University of California Press. p. 139. ISBN 9780520219571.
^ Howie, Crawford (2008). "Small is beautiful: Schubert's smaller sacred works". In Reul, Barbara M.; Bodley, Lorraine Byrne (eds.). The Unknown Schubert. Ashgate Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 9780754661924.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gibson, Michael. "Editor's notes, Stabat Mater (D383)" (PDF).

External links

Stabat Mater, D.383: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Free scores of Stabat Mater, D. 383 in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

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