Mass In G, D.167 - Vocal Score

by Franz Schubert, Friedrich Spiro (Keyboard)

This is new, unabridged, digitally enhanced reprint of the classic vocal score for Schubert's youthful masterpiece prepared by Friedrich Spiro and published in 1904 by Breitkopf & Hartel. Composed when Schubert was only 17, the Mass in G entered the choral repertoire soon after its first publication in the mid-1800s. It's been a staple of the repertoire ever since.

Genres: Music

40 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1985

About the author

Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.

Although he died at the age of 31, Schubert was a prolific composer, having written some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.

Appreciation of Schubert's music during his lifetime was limited, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, among others, discovered and championed his works in the 19th century.

Today, Schubert is seen as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of the most frequently performed composers.