The 0ffertorium de venerabili sacramento “Venite populi” ŕ 2 Chori K. 260/248a – dated Salzburg, 1767 by Mozart in his autograph score – clearly reveals a striving for more pronounced contrapuntal work.  A short, homophonic central movement is framed by two predominantly polyphonic movements that are fashioned from the same thematic material.  The two-chorus texture offers many opportunities for interweaving, as well as contrast and echo effects of all kinds.  It is not known who wrote the non-liturgical text.<br>