Mass in E flat major
Arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. J. Linckelmann) D 950, 1828/2023
Schubert’s Mass in E flat major is the last of his six settings of the Ordinarium Missae (Mass ordinary) and also his most important work in this genre. The mass is full of color and drama, infused with the spirit of confession. For many choirs, it is on the wish list of those works they would like to sing someday. But what happens if you don’t have enough singers, money is tight, and your venue is on the small side?
Here the experienced arranger and orchestral musician Joachim Linckelmann has a great solution. His version for soloists, choir and chamber orchestra requires only 7 winds rather than the original 13. The string parts, while identical to the original, can now also be scaled back. The vocal parts (soloists and chorus) are completely untouched by the arrangement, so that the vocal scores and choral scores of the Carus Urtext edition can also be used for performance.
- A large-scale work now arranged for smaller choirs
- 13 winds of the original version reduced to 7 instruments
- Vocal scores and choral scores of the original version can still be used
- carus plus: The work (original version) is available in the app carus music, the Choir Coach, as well as in our Carus Choir Coach series (audio only).
| Original version | Arrangement for chamber orchestra |
| Soli SATTB, Coro SSATTBB, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb | Soli SATTB, Coro SSATTBB, Ob, 2 Clt, Fg, Cor, Tr, Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
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Additional material
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)KyrieKyrie eleison.
Gloria
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.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....
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)Kyrie
Lord, have mercy on us.
Gloria
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.Glory be to God on high
and on earth peace to men of good will.
We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we worship Thee. We glorify Thee.
We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory.
Lord God, heavenly King,
God the almighty Father,
O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us....
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, German translationhtml file, Singing text, German translation (Sample)Kyrie
Herr, erbarme dich unser.
Gloria
Christus, erbarme dich unser.
Herr, erbarme dich unser.Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
und Friede auf Erden den Menschen, die guten Willens sind.
Wir loben dich, wir preisen dich, wir beten dich an. Wir verherrlichen dich.
Wir sagen dir Dank ob deiner großen Herrlichkeit.
Herr und Gott, König des Himmels,
Gott, allmächtiger Vater,
Herr Jesus Christus, eingeborener Sohn.Herr und Gott, Lamm Gottes, Sohn des Vaters.
Du nimmst hinweg die Sünden der Welt, erbarme dich unser....
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Composer
Franz Schubert
| 1797-1828Throughout most of his life Franz Schubert was concerned with church music. When he was eleven he was chosen as treble soloist at his local church in the Vienna suburb of Lichtenthal and soon afterwards he was admitted to the choir of the Imperial Court Chapel, directed by Antonio Salieri. Soon he also began to compose; his earliest surviving sacred pieces date from 1812. During his lifetime his church music achieved a comparatively wide degree of acceptance but after his death, most notably, his smaller works were unjustly forgotten. The Carus programme encompasses Schubert’s complete sacred compositions and it is intended to emphasize the wide range of his works in this area. Many of the smaller liturgical compositions are published here for the first time in separate editions. What is to be discovered is a fascinating œuvre, rooted in the ‘stile antico’ of Antonio Salieri and in the compositions of the Viennese classical masters, but whose exquisite lyricism and harmonic subtlety reveal a typically Schubertian world of expression: works with great power of conviction and exceptional musical beauty. Personal details
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Arranger
Joachim Linckelmann
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