Messe F-Dur D 105

The period over which the Mass in F major was written can be followed step by step by virtue of Schubert himself having written dates in the autograph score (Schubert wrote the work with a few interruptions between May and July 1814), and what prompted him to compose it is only too well known – the centenary of the Lichtental parish church –, but the day it was first performed was not clear for quite some time.

Instrumentation: Soprano solo (2), Alto solo, Tenor solo (2), Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Trombone, Timpani, Strings, Organ