Magnificat (Schubert)

The Magnificat in C major, D 486, is a musical setting of the Magnificat hymn composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. 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). The autograph score is dated September 25, 1816, and was likely to have been composed for Vespers at the Lichtental Church. This composition is Schubert's only setting of the Magnificat.

Magnificat (Schubert)

The Magnificat in C major, D 486, is a musical setting of the Magnificat hymn composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. 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). The autograph score is dated September 25, 1816, and was likely to have been composed for Vespers at the Lichtental Church. This composition is Schubert's only setting of the Magnificat.