| Ave verum corpus | |
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| Motet by W. A. Mozart | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Ave_verum_corpus.png) Mozart's autograph of Ave verum corpus motet | |
| Key | D major |
| Catalogue | K. 618 |
| Occasion | Corpus Christi |
| Text | Ave verum corpus |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | 17 June 1791: Baden bei Wien |
| Vocal | SATB chorus |
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Ave verum corpus ("Hail, True Body"), (K. 618), is a motet in D major composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791. It is a setting of the Latin hymn of the same name. Mozart wrote it for Anton Stoll, a friend who was the church musician of St. Stephan in Baden bei Wien. The motet was composed for the feast of Corpus Christi; the autograph is dated 17 June 1791. It is scored for SATB choir, string instruments and organ.