Small is beautiful: Schubert’s smaller sacred works

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Howie, Crawford
Copyright Year	2017
Description	The musical quality of Franz Schubert's shorter sacred pieces is variable but there is always some feature of melodic or harmonic inventiveness to engage one's interest and admiration, and there is no doubt that they usually rise above the level of mere "occasional," adjuncts to the Mass liturgy. "Small is beautiful" is not intended to be an aesthetic statement. Schubert's first complete setting of the Mass was preceded by several smaller works, some of an experimental nature. In his smaller sacred works Schubert was usually more faithful to the text than is frequently the case in his Mass settings, in particular his omission of important doctrinal statements in the Credo movements. The dual influences of secular humanism on the one hand and Schubert's undoubted reputation as a composer of symphonies, chamber music, and unparalleled Lieder on the other have also contributed to the tendency to sideline these smaller works. Book Name: The Unknown Schubert
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Ending Page	80
Page Count	22
Starting Page	59
DOI	10.4324/9781315085012-4
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2017-07-05
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: The Unknown Schubert Schubert's Statement Beautiful Smaller Sacred Smaller Works Sacred Works
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter