Scoring: chorus SATB, violin I & II, viola, basso continuo
Duration: 02 minutes
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart composed the Ave verum KV 618 around six months before his death, at the same time as he was working on The Magic Flute KV 620 and the Requiem KV 626.
This work is a classic communion motet – written for the feast of Corpus Christi in Baden bei Wien.
