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Ave verum corpus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSATB · Paul R. Marchesano
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Ave verum corpus by Peter Philips — Lyrics
Ave, verum corpus natum
de Maria Virgine:
vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
cuius latus perforatum
fluxit aqua et sanguine:
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About Ave verum corpus
Peter Philips was a significant composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. His SSATB setting of the Eucharistic text Ave verum corpus is a beautiful example of sacred motet writing from that era. The Latin text, a well-known devotional meditation on the sacrifice of Christ, is treated with profound reverence. Philips’s music captures the solemnity and spiritual depth of the words, with flowing lines and rich harmonies that reflect the motet tradition. This motet offers a moving reflection on the Eucharist, suitable for liturgical settings or choral concerts seeking to explore Renaissance sacred polyphony.
