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Ave verum corpus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ave verum corpus by Marco Antonio Ingegneri — Lyrics
Ave verum corpus natum
de Maria Virgine,
vere passum immolatum
unda fluxit sanguine,
esto nobis praegustatum
in mortis examine.
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About Ave verum corpus
Marco Antonio Ingegneri's Ave verum corpus is a sacred motet setting a well-known Latin text that meditates on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The words speak of the true body, born of the Virgin Mary, which truly suffered and was sacrificed, from whose side flowed blood and water. The text implores Jesus, Son of Mary, to be a foretaste of salvation in the hour of death. This setting for double choir (SATB.SATB) allows for rich textural contrasts and sonorous effects, ideal for bringing out the devotion and solemnity of the eucharistic subject matter.
